Accounts Payable Manager

Purchase Ledger Manager

Location: Sheffield | Hybrid working (2–3 days on-site)

Type: Permanent

Salary: £45,000

Sellick Partnership are supporting a charity in South Yorkshire to recruit a Purchase Ledger Manager to lead their accounts payable function and ensure strong financial controls across a high-volume environment.

This role will oversee the day-to-day running of the purchase ledger team, ensuring supplier payments are processed accurately and on time, while driving improvements in processes and service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the purchase ledger function, ensuring accurate and timely invoice processing
• Oversee supplier reconciliations and resolve discrepancies
• Manage weekly payment runs, ensuring strong financial controls are in place
• Act as a key point of contact for suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Monitor query inboxes and ensure SLAs are met
• Support month-end and year-end processes
• Provide reporting, analysis, and support to senior leadership
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, policies, and GDPR
• Drive continuous improvement across processes and systems
• Lead, develop, and performance manage the purchase ledger team

Key Requirements

• Experience managing a high-volume purchase ledger function
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial controls
• Experience working with complex financial data and month/year-end processes
• Proven team management and leadership experience
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (rising to 38 with service)
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing support and EAP
• Discounts including Blue Light, NHS, retail, gym, and more
• Cycle to work and electric vehicle schemes

If you’re interested, please get in touch with Jack Rice at Sellick Partnership for more information.

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