Purchase Ledger Supervisor - Per-Scent in Manchester

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A Bit About Us

Established in 1990, Per-Scent has over 30 years of experience in brand building, new product development, manufacturing services and distribution globally. Per-Scent is the UK’s leading fragrance distributor of the most sought-after brands across premium, celebrity and lifestyle fragrances.

Why Youll Love Working Here

• Enjoy work‑life balance with our flexible working scheme – including 15 days working from home allowance per year, duvet days and the choice to flex your working hours.
• Vibrant state‑of‑the‑art office, conveniently located in Trafford Park with great transport links and free onsite parking.
• No need to travel to the gym – we have one here for you! Take advantage of our free onsite gym facilities before/after work or even pop in at lunch time.
• Generous staff discounts on a wide range of fabulous fragrances.
• Excellent progression and development opportunities – work with teams who are passionate about what they do and develop your expertise within a creative and collaborative space.

The Role

We are currently seeking a talented and detail‑oriented individual. The Purchase Ledger Supervisor will have responsibilities for the complete purchase ledger, with a direct report to assist. This will include processing invoices, matching orders, reconciling supplier statements and raising payments, along with handling queries from both internal and external stakeholders.

What Youll Be Doing

• Supplier invoice processing: Receiving invoices from suppliers, performing three‑way match against the order and receipt notice to ensure accuracy and processing into the accounting system. Dealing daily with internal and external Supply Chain stakeholders.
• Supplier account reconciliation: Weekly reconciliation of statements as provided by suppliers to ensure accounting records are accurate and that no documents have been omitted.
• Supplier and staff expenses payments: Preparing payment runs according to credit terms to pay balances in a timely manner to maintain good relations with external suppliers.
• Vendor Relationship Management: Building and maintaining good relationships with vendors, ensuring any and all queries are actioned within relevant KPIs.
• Ledger Management: Setting up and maintaining vendor accounts on the accounting software, following the full setup process, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
• Exception Analysis: Identifying exceptions within the ledgers, liaising with various departments to review reasons for the exceptions, then presenting to the FM & FD a list of actions required to solve.
• Stakeholder Relationship Management: Communicating clearly and efficiently with both internal and external stakeholders, identifying any issues and working through the issues to adequate resolutions.
• Employee Management: The PLS will have one direct report and will be expected to ensure the work completed is accurate and complete.
• P2P Project Management: The PLS will be integral to rolling out a new Purchase to Pay system and will need to be well‑versed in both testing the system and project management to ensure the rollout is a success.
• Ad‑hoc: Assist the FM & FD in maintaining any financial, commercial and operational reports, trackers and analysis that assist in understanding the performance of the business and help with improvement initiative projects.

What Youll Bring

• AAT Part Qualified/Graduate or equivalent. 2:1 or above.
• 5 years of experience in Purchase Ledger.
• Good at providing complete and intuitive analysis that supports decision making.
• Understands financial ledgers.
• Analytical and good at problem solving.
• Understands financial systems, procedures and processes.
• Experience of Business Central / Navision.
• MS Office, in particular Excel.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Helpful attitude.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Per‑Scent is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we are regrettably not able to respond to everyone. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of your application, please assume that on this occasion you have not been successful.