Purchase Ledger Manager

• Competitive salary and pension scheme
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
• Cycle to work scheme Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Health and Wellbeing portal - access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts - you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping

We are seeking a dedicated Purchase Ledger Manager to lead the effective delivery of our Purchase Ledger function at St John Ambulance. This role is key to maintaining a strong financial control environment, ensuring all transactions are processed accurately, efficiently, and on time, enabling prompt payment to our suppliers.

As a leader, you will support and develop the Purchase Ledger team, ensuring both colleagues and suppliers receive a high standard of service. You will also act as a key point of expertise, resolving complex and escalated queries while providing technical guidance and support to teams across the organisation.

You will bring proven experience of leading a large purchase ledger function within a strong financial control environment, with a solid understanding of accounting principles and experience managing complex financial data and processes, including month and year-end activities.

You are confident working in high demand environments, effectively managing resources and using finance systems such as SUN, MS Dynamics or Oracle.

A strong people leader, you will be able to motivate, develop and support your team while driving high performance and excellent customer service.

You will be an effective communicator, able to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels and work collaboratively as part of a leadership team.

Highly organised and detail focused, you thrive under pressure, prioritising effectively to meet deadlines and resolve challenges. You will lead with compassion and emotional intelligence, role model a values driven approach, embrace feedback, and take action to uphold positive behaviours in line with our HEART values.

• Oversee the accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices, ensuring strong financial controls are maintained.
• Manage supplier accounts, including monthly reconciliations and timely resolution of discrepancies.
• Ensure weekly payment runs are completed accurately and on time, with appropriate checks and controls.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with suppliers and stakeholders, acting as a key point of contact for queries and issue resolution.
• Lead the management of query queues, ensuring service levels and response times are consistently met.
• Contribute to the senior leadership team through reporting, analysis, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations, accounting standards, organisational policies, and audit requirements.
• Lead, develop and motivate the Purchase Ledger team, fostering a high performance, values driven and customer focused culture.

St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women's groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and create an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.

St John Ambulance is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice. Therefore, all successful applicants will undergo pre employment checks, including DBS Clearance, as part of the onboarding process, if applicable to the nature of the role.