Job Description

All Locations*Peterborough
Job Function*Finance
Type*Permanent

The Role & Key Responsibilities

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Job title:

Purchase Ledger Team Lead - Admin & Expenses

Location:

Peterborough (hybrid - 3 days in office Tues-Thu)

Hours of work:

Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm

Package includes

: Salary from 33,000, plus a benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and acknowledge your contributions, including discretionary performance related bonus, private healthcare, and a matched pension contribution of up to 10%.


Are you an experienced finance professional committed to accuracy and organisation, and leading teams? Do you thrive in high-volume environments where attention to detail and compliance are key?


Our Central Finance team are looking for an experienced

Purchase Ledger Team Lead

to oversee our Admin and Expenses team. In this role, you'll ensure the timely and accurate processing of payments, expenses, reconciliations, and vendor data, while driving continuous improvements and supporting our business with first-class financial operations.

What You'll Be Doing

+ Leading, coaching, and developing a team of Administrators, ensuring workloads are effectively allocated and priorities managed.
+ Overseeing accurate and timely processing of expenses, payments, reconciliations, and vendor maintenance across multiple divisions.
+ Monitoring team mailboxes and ensuring responses are delivered within agreed SLAs.
+ Supporting month-end close activities, including journals, reconciliations, and reporting.
+ Ensuring compliance with financial controls, VAT requirements, and company policies.
+ Facilitating cross-training and knowledge sharing within the team to maintain professionalism and cover.
+ Identifying, escalating, and resolving queries in collaboration with internal teams and external suppliers.
Building a culture of continuous improvement by reviewing processes, reducing errors, and embedding smarter ways of working.
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What You'll Bring

+ Extensive experience managing or supervising a finance or purchase ledger team in a busy setting.
+ Proficient understanding of purchase ledger processes, financial controls, and reconciliations.
+ Experience with finance systems such as Basware, Concur, and