Monkhouse is one of the country’s largest multi-channel retailers of school uniform and we are a part of Banner Limited, a market-leading, national Group with a combined turnover of over £50m and ambitious plans for continued growth.
We hire talented and dedicated individuals to lead our retail teams. We believe in growth and opportunity, providing extensive on-the-job training and experiences that will boost your career.
About the job
Your primary role is to ensure that the company’s accounts payable records are accurate and up-to-date and correctly and accurately code purchase costs to the general ledger.
The successful applicant must have a natural ability with, and feel comfortable in, handling numbers. This individual should be self-motivated, able to show initiative and take pleasure in doing their work quickly, accurately, and in a timely manner. Being able to act responsibly and work confidentially are essential requirements for this role and the successful applicant will need to be able to work effectively both independently and in a team.
About your role
* Leading a team of two purchase ledger assistants to ensure that invoices are entered into the system accurately and on time.
* Ensuring that the team completes day-to-day financial activities so that records are kept up-to-date and deadlines are met (eg. processing expense claims, maintaining mileage records, submitting meter readings).
* Reconciling supplier statements and preparing payment runs.
* Monitoring and updating forecasted payments on the cashflow.
* Training and developing new purchase ledger team members.
* Liaising with various departments in the organisation to ensure resolution of supplier queries.
* Being first point of contact for all relevant supplier enquiries.
* Identifying areas for improvement and assisting with the implementation of new systems, processes, and controls.
* Assisting with other general accounting duties including audit and environmental reporting.
* Filing and archiving of all documentation.
The skills and attributes you will need to apply
* Leadership skills.
* Comfortable with multiple stakeholder management.
* Adaptability.
* Strong communication skills.
* Adept in using Excel, Accounting Systems and Microsoft.
* Attention to detail.
* Financial acumen.
* Problem solving skills.
* Teamwork.
* Organisational skills.
* Excellent time management.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* AAT (Level 3), preferred not essential.
* 1-2 years of purchase ledger experience is essential.
* Team leadership experience preferred but not essential.
Your working days and hours will look like this
This role is a full-time permanent role. We have a 39 hour week (40 weeks in the summer, 38 in the winter) with no weekend work. Most of our team work 8:30am – 5pm with 30 minute lunch but we have some flexibility around this.
We are based in the lovely area of Altrincham, in a modern office with free parking and in walking distance of local shops. This role is a hybrid role and we are happy for you to work from home with a minimum of 2/3 days in the office.
When can you start!
Immediately!
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