Purchase Ledger Officer

Full-time, 37 hours per week, Fixed-term for 2 years, Hybrid working

Arts University Bournemouth is renowned globally as a professional arts university, dedicated to turning creativity into careers. Our culture of making, performing, and shaping cultures is at the heart of our learning, research and engagement. Our values speak of collaboration, connectedness and innovative practice, underpinned by a passion for our academic disciplines and extensive partnerships with industry, professions and communities.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and strive for our staff to be from diverse backgrounds.  We positively encourage applications from individuals within under-represented groups and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. 

We are seeking an experienced Purchase Ledger Officer with a proven track record of overseeing a purchase ledger team that processes high volumes of invoices / transactional data. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operation of the purchase ledger team and will be an escalation point for queries from staff and suppliers regarding payments and invoices. The post holder will oversee the weekly supplier BACS payment run, coordinating with internal customers, external suppliers and bank signatories to ensure payments are processed on time. A key element of the role is managing the flow of work, prioritising accordingly and producing weekly KPIs for senior management. In addition, monitoring the aged creditors report and supplier reconciliations to ensure the purchase ledger is accurately maintained. 

You need to be a quick thinker who can evidence your aptitude for problem solving whilst overseeing the work of the team and working to tight deadlines. Strong communication, team direction and prioritisation skills are all essential criteria for this role.

Experience in implementing new systems and process improvements is preferable because enhancements to the purchase ledger are planned within the next 12 months.

This is an exciting opportunity for a ‘can do’ person who is looking for a new challenge in a fast-paced environment.  As part of the recruitment process you will need to demonstrate that you are a strong team player who is fully capable of working on your own initiative, managing multiple tasks and effective in workload prioritisation.

For more information and to apply visit https://aub.ac.uk/working-at-aub

Closing Date:            Sunday 12^th February 2023

Interview Date:          TBC