Purchase Ledger Assistant
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Huddersfield
Reporting To: Accounts Payable Lead
Compensation:£24,479 / year
Description
Join a collaborative finance team where you’ll ensure commission payments are accurate, reconciled and delivered on time.
This is an entry level role with opportunities to progress - once youve passed your probation period and are proficient in your role, if youre keen to study towards a relevant account qualification, well support you!
Role Overview
Role Overview: This is role focused on supporting the accurate processing and reconciliation of mortgage commission payments, acting as a key link between lenders and Simplybiz Mortgages members while ensuring payments are complete, timely and well-controlled within a high-volume finance environment.
Internally, we call this role Procuration Analyst.
What youll do
* Process commission payments from start to finish, making sure everything is accurate before payments are made
* Check and match incoming payment data against system records and bank receipts to ensure everything balances
* Review and clean data received from lenders to make sure it’s complete and correct
* Help calculate and prepare payments to members in line with agreed terms
* Investigate and resolve any differences, missing payments or incorrect amounts
* Act as a point of contact for queries from lenders and members, providing clear updates and support
* Support weekly and month-end checks to ensure all payments are fully accounted for
* Keep clear records and documentation to support audit and control processes
* Work closely with wider teams (finance, operations, sales) to resolve issues and improve processes
* Assist with supplier invoices, payments and reconciliations as part of the wider finance teams
What youll need to succeed:
Essential requirements
* Strong attention to detail with the ability to process high volumes of financial data accurately
* Comfortable working with large datasets and repetitive workflows
* Solid reconciliation skills with a methodical and investigative approach
* Clear communication skills when dealing with internal stakeholders, lenders and SimplyBiz members
* Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
* Strong Excel capability
Desirable requirements
* Experience in a finance operations, payments or reconciliation role is desirable
* Experience working with commission-based income or within financial services (ideally mortgages) would be advantageous
* Experience with finance systems such as Sage Intacct, Dynamics or similar is beneficial
Your approach
* Highly organised and process-driven
* Strong sense of ownership and accountability
* Positive, team-oriented attitude with willingness to support wider finance activities
* Proactive and solutions-focused mindset
* Comfortable working with high volume tasks while maintaining attention to detail
Important to know
Location: This is a hybrid role, where youll be working in our Huddersfield office 3 times each week, usually on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday. The other 2 days youll work from home.
Right to Work: Applicants must already hold a legal right to work in the UK without time restrictions and without the need for future sponsorship. We are unable to provide Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.
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