Purchase Ledger Clerk
Northamptonshire (NN1, office-based)
Full-time
Permanent
£28,000
Do you have previous purchase ledger experience, and are looking to continue your career within accounts?
Would you like to work for a small business where you can work as part of a close-knit team, have autonomy for your work?
If so, this could be an exciting challenge for you!
This role requires both previous accounts experience and strong interpersonal skills: you will be frequently dealing with colleagues, customers and suppliers via telephone and email. You will oversee the purchase ledger and offer any other support to the team and finance manager as required.
Duties and responsibilities for the Purchase Ledger Clerk:
Full purchase ledger function including payments and statement reconciliation
Matching, checking and coding of invoices
Processing payments via BACS/Faster Pay
Set up new supplier accounts and maintaining up-to-date details for existing accounts.
Reconciliation of supplier statements and data entry
Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and suppliers
Knowledge of sales ledger would be an advantage.
Supplier statement and bank reconciliations
Any other support to the team and manager as required, particularly around month-end.
Skills and experience required for the Purchase Ledger Clerk:
Previous purchase ledger experience; relevant qualification preferable.
Good attention to detail
Logical, methodical and can work on your own initiative.
Excellent communication skills and telephone manner.
Good I.T. skills - Full system training will be provided
Experience using Kerridge / CDK / Keyloop would be highly advantageous.
Knowledge of MS Office
Additional details:
Full-time, Monday to Friday 8.30-17.00 (1-hour break, unpaid)
24 days holiday, plus bank holidays, plus shutdown for Christmas.
Permanent contract
If you have the relevant experience we are looking for, we would like to hear from you. Please note, due to the high volumes of applications we receive daily, should you not be contacted within 72 hours, your application is unsuccessful.
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