Fixed Term Contract 9 or 12 Months
Purchase Ledger Manager
Full Time
Our offer to you
* Competitive salary and pension scheme
* 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
* Hybrid, Flexible working
* 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
About Us
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,400 employees and over 28,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future. St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, and Young Responders programmes).
Job Summary
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.
About You
* 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.
* Confidence working in high-demand environments, effectively managing resources and using finance systems such as SUN, MS Dynamics or Oracle.
* Strong people leadership skills, able to motivate, develop and support your team while driving high performance and excellent customer service.
* 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, thrives under pressure, prioritises effectively to meet deadlines and resolve challenges.
* Leads with compassion and emotional intelligence, role‑modeling a values-driven approach, embracing feedback, and taking action to uphold positive behaviours in line with our HEART values.
About the Role
* 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.
Additional Information
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role.
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 encourage a sense of belonging for all, by creating 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 promotes 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.
Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.
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