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Purchase Ledger Supervisor

Hybrid in Southampton·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 30 Oct)

Hendy Group

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Work mode
Hybrid, Southampton
Contract
Full-time
Holiday
25 days holiday + bank holidays

Skills

Nice to have

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Competitive salary;
  • Bespoke induction and learning programme and comprehensive ongoing training throughout your career;
  • Enhanced family leave benefit;
  • Life Insurance;
  • Bupa Healthcare Cash Plan for you and your family;
  • Opportunity to join the company pension scheme;
  • 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing with length of service;
  • Discounts on new vehicle, used vehicle, service and parts purchases;
  • Various perks and discounts with high street and online retailers and services.

Hendy Induction - please be advised that any new starters joining the business in their first week will be expected to attend a structured induction programme that will involve 2 days at our training academy in Portsmouth. More details will be shared at interview.

The role

We're looking for a Purchase Ledger Supervisor to join our Finance team at Hendy Group!

What you'll do

The Purchase Ledger Supervisor will be responsible for supervising and developing our Purchase Ledger team, monitoring workloads and performance, maintaining strong financial controls and ensuring that queries and issues can be resolved promptly.

In this role, you'll support process improvements, promote compliance and contribute to the ongoing development to drive efficiencies across the function.

How you'll work

The working hours for the role will be Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 17.00 pm, with a mix of office and home working.

The Opportunity

You will be responsible for supporting the Manager with effective day to day management of the Purchase Ledger function. This will involve:

  • Ensuring that supplier invoices are processed accurately and effectively;
  • Leading, motivating and developing a busy Purchase Ledger team to deliver excellent results;

  • Acting as the go-to person for resolving complex supplier and stakeholder queries;

  • Carrying out supplier account reconciliations and maintaining accurate financial records;

  • Maintaining strong financial controls and ensuring compliance with company procedures;

  • Supporting smooth and timely payments to suppliers across the business;

  • Driving continuous improvements to processes, systems and ways of working.

About You

  • Previous experience of working within a Purchase Ledger / Accounts Payable or Finance environment;
  • Experience of supervising or managing a small team;
  • Strong understanding of end-to-end Purchase Ledger processes, from invoice receipt through to payment
  • Experience of supplier statement reconciliations, query resolution and account maintenance;
  • Excellent communication and organisation skills to build strong relationships, prioritise workload and manage suppliers effectively;
  • IT proficiency skills, in particular Excel and knowledge of financial systems;
  • Previous experience of using Keyloop as well as ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Ariba or similar) would be desirable;
  • Previous experience of working within an automotive / retail industry would be advantageous.

About Hendy Group

Industry
Motor Retail

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About the company & team

Hendy Group is a family-run business with over 80 sites along the South Coast. At Hendy, we aim to deliver a premium experience as we have done for 165 years, all in an effort to achieve our vision of delivering 100% customer and colleague satisfaction; our forward-thinking, progressive outlook perfectly complements our values with honesty, quality, care and customer service at the heart of the company, as they have been since 1859.

If you possess the necessary experience and skills and would like to be part of Hendy Group's success, select Apply Now.

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