Ledger Assistant - Payment Team Contract: Full-Time Permanent Hours: Monday – Friday (38.75 per week) Location: Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham Salary: £25,389 per annum The Role: We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Ledger Assistant to join our finance team based in Sutton Coldfield. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with previous purchase ledger or payments experience, or someone early in their finance career with a strong willingness to learn. You’ll be part of a close-knit team, stepping into a well-structured role where everything can be taught. While the work is straightforward, it can get intense around month-end, so we’re looking for someone who can stay focused under pressure and support the smooth running of our payment processes, as attitude and eagerness to learn are just as important as experience. Key Responsibilities · Processing invoices and supporting the purchase ledger function · Assisting with weekly and monthly payment runs · Helping with month-end tasks and reporting requirements · Reconciling accounts and maintaining accurate financial records · Dealing with supplier queries and internal communications · Assisting with ad-hoc finance admin duties and projects Must-haves we’re looking for in experience for this role: · Experience in a purchase ledger or similar finance support role · Confident working in a deadline-driven environment, especially at month-end · A positive, can-do attitude with a willingness to learn · Excellent attention to detail and accuracy · Strong communication skills and a team player mentality · Comfortable using Excel and finance systems (training provided where needed) · Reliable and flexible, with the ability to prioritise workload effectively What we provide to you: · Annual salary of £25,389 · 22 Days Holiday Bank Holidays (Increasing to 25 days after years of service) · X2 Life Assurance · Pension Scheme · Hybrid flexible working (3 days in our Sutton Coldfield office) · Genuine career progression and mentorship opportunities What are the next steps? To be considered for this role, please submit your application via the ‘apply’ button, where a member of our Talent Team will review your application. About Us We are Dignity, one of the UK’s oldest and most trusted funeral providers, with over 200 years of history, 570 branches, and 46 crematoria. From launching the UK’s first funeral plan to helping shape modern regulation, we have led the way in supporting families with care, compassion, and professionalism. Now we are building the UK’s leading end-of-life company. As part of the Dignity Group, we also operate Farewill, the country’s largest will writer and one of the UK’s top probate providers, giving families support not just at the funeral, but before and after as well. Today we are over 4,000 people across the UK, all driven by the same goal: to care for families with compassion and make the UK a world leader in end-of-life care. Here to help, whenever you need. FCA Statement We’re regulated by the FCA, therefore, some roles may be subject to background checks. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement We know that diverse teams make better decisions, build better products, and create a better place to work. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your life looks like, we’d love to hear from you. And if there’s anything you need to make the process more accessible, please let us know. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable. We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.