A leading international asset placement and advisory group are seeking a purchase ledger manager.
You will be reporting to the finance director and will be responsible for the timely and accurate processing of all purchase invoices for the trading entities based in the UK, USA and Hong Kong.
Your main responsibilities include:
- Ensuring all purchase invoices are correctly coded, authorised and processed to the accounting systems within accounting deadlines.
- Ensuring all payment runs and remittance advices are generated and processed within agreed terms.
- Ensuring direct / standing orders are recorded on a timely basis.
- Checking, posting and payments of employee expense claims and corporate credit cards through the Concur application and their import to the finance system.
- Production and matching of purchase orders as requested by department managers.
- Resolving invoice queries and disputes with suppliers / internal managers.
- Ensuring claims and payments are made in line with each of the Group's policies and escalating issues to the finance director.
- Reconciliation of supplier statements to ledgers.
- Production and reconciliation of monthly accrual and prepayment schedules for each of the trading entities in Microsoft Excel.
- Scanning and document management, including filing of hard and soft copies.
- Other adhoc reconciliations
The successful candidate will:
- Be a part qualified accountant studying towards their ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent.
- Have an advanced understanding of Microsoft excel and Microsoft word. Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics would be advantageous but not essential.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work with strict deadlines
- Excellent and clear communication skills