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Ledger Manager

Employer
AH Worth
Location
Moulton Marsh, Spalding, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
Oct 16, 2024
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Job Role
Manager
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
A.H. Worth is a family-owned business spanning four generations, dedicated to delivering top quality and value in fresh produce.

Operating from Fosdyke, Lincolnshire, we manage a vast farming operation and maintain joint ventures in fresh produce. We grow and package fresh, wholehead vegetables for wholesale and high-street retailers.

Aligning with our farming operations, we are all about growing and nurturing our own People. A progressive company, we invest heavily in sustainable projects from using anaerobic digestion and solar energy to power our premises, to ensuring regenerative farming methods are used out in our fields.

With passionate support service teams in our offices, in-house training coordinators and a robust staff engagement programme, we endeavour to make sure everyone enjoys a healthy work/life balance and is supported to reach their potential.

Our People enjoy:
  • Company sick pay
  • Free parking onsite
  • Excellent staff room facilities
  • Regular staff treat days
  • Generous annual leave entitlement which increases with service
  • Free confidential staff helpline
  • Training and Development tailored to support you
  • Free tea & coffee!

The Role

In summary, the main purpose of the role is to support the Financial Controller within Central Finance by managing the Sales and Purchase ledgers for all companies within the group.

The key areas of responsibility are -

Sales Ledgers:
  • Ensure invoices are raised in a timely fashion
  • Ensure credit notes are fully approved before being processed on the ledger
  • Ensure cash is posted and allocated to the customer account
  • Assist with query resolution and escalate issues where necessary
  • Ensure General Managers are kept informed of Aged Debtors and participate in the collection of debt where necessary
  • Escalate overdue balances so that external assistance can be sought.
  • Update Customer Master Data in line with agreed processes

Purchase Ledgers
  • Ensure purchase invoices are processed in a timely fashion
  • Ensure coding of invoices is accurate and updated as necessary
  • Agree vendors to be included in the payment runs with the ledger clerk
  • Take steps to reduce unposted invoices at Month End.
  • Update Vendor Master Data in line with agreed processes

All Ledgers
  • Month End review of ledgers and ensure they are in balance (pending processing of invoices) prior to close.
  • Closing of ledgers across all companies and saving of Aging reports.

Other Tasks
  • Reconciliation of ledgers and submission of data to HSBC on a weekly basis.
  • Review payment / collection terms across the ledgers and advise on changes where possible
  • Act as a point of contact for the auditor with queries on invoices / payments
  • Ensure VAT registration checks are completed on a regular basis
  • Review cash promises from ledger clerks and feed into cashflow files.
  • Business Partner for IT, reviewing costs at Month End

About you
  • A can-do attitude is a must
  • Self-motivated and flexible
  • Personable and approachable
  • Team player

Please note, we are not on a public transport route.

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