Purchase Ledger Clerk

at  Trial Balance Consulting

We‘re still considering our shortlist. Suitably experienced candidates invited to apply ASAP.
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Purchase Ledger Clerk – Par - £25-28,000
Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been exclusively engaged by a long standing client, a well-established manufacturing business with operations throughout the UK and Europe. The company seeks to recruit a Purchase Ledger Clerk, a full time, permanent role to be based at the business headquarters close to Par.

The position works as part of a friendly and highly experienced finance function that operate in a fast-paced environment. Core responsibilities to include:

• Act as an initial point of contact for supplier enquiries and liaise with colleagues across all remits to resolve discrepancies
• Monitor the accounts payable email addresses
• Complete new supplier registration documents
• Administer the purchase order system
• Creation and location of invoices ensuring appropriate VAT status and invoice coding
• Reconciliation of supplier statements
• Ensure payment authorisation of supplier invoices
• Assisting with month end procedures
• Assisting with AP system process improvements
• Assist the Financial Controller with ongoing accounting projects

For this role we seek a candidate with a minimum of 6-12 months of recently gained experience, ideally gained within a modern finance function. Candidate’s may be part or fully AAT, or consider themselves to have suitable vocational experience. Applicants should be highly numerate with great attention to details, and be quick to learn and develop new skills. The business is technology driven so sound IT skills also essential with previous experience using digital accounting packages and/or MS Excel highly beneficial.
For further details of this opportunity, please contact Elle Benjamin without delay quoting reference EB10316 ASAP.

• Act as an initial point of contact for supplier enquiries and liaise with colleagues across all remits to resolve discrepancies
• Monitor the accounts payable email addresses
• Complete new supplier registration documents
• Administer the purchase order system
• Creation and location of invoices ensuring appropriate VAT status and invoice coding
• Reconciliation of supplier statements
• Ensure payment authorisation of supplier invoices
• Assisting with month end procedures
• Assisting with AP system process improvements
• Assist the Financial Controller with ongoing accounting project