Purchase Ledger Clerk / Accounts Payable/ Immediate Start/ Fixed Term Contract / Excellent Benefits/ City Centre Location
Purchase Ledger Clerk Key Information:
- Salary £24000
- Hybrid working - 2 Days WFH
- Industry discounts and benefits
- Monday – Friday 0900-1730
- City Centre location, close to all major transport links
Purchase Ledger Role Overview
My client, who operate within the entertainment and events sector require a Purchase Ledger clerk to support their small and friendly team on an immediate basis. This position will initially be a 3-month contract but has strong potential to extend further. This is an ideal opportunity for a positive and proactive team player with previous experience in an end-to-end purchase ledger position.
Purchase Ledger Responsibilities:
- Prepare and file authorised purchase orders.
- Matching of invoices to purchase orders.
- Coding and processing of purchase invoices
- Ensure all purchase invoices are authorised by relevant business members.
- Ensure batches of invoices are ready for payment within terms.
- Prepare supplier BACS payment runs are set up in the bankline system.
- Liaise with suppliers to resolve queries.
- Carry out multiple bank reconciliations - ensuring any reconciling items are cleared promptly.
- Liaise with management accounts re accruals and unreleased invoice batches.
- Supplier statement reconciliations
- Carry out weekly review of aged creditor reports.
- Identify and implement process improvements.
Purchase Ledger Requirements:
- 12 months + Accounts payable experience
- Ability to support in a varied capacity for a multi-site business
- Customer focused approach to tasks and duties
- Problem solving abilities.
- Ability to work as part of a team to achieve group targets and goals.
- Excellent time management skills
- High degree of attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong IT skills
- MUST BE ABLE TO START ON A REDUCED NOTICE PERIOD AND COMMIT TO A MINIMUM 3 MONTH PERIOD
If you are available on a reduced notice period and would like to join a people focussed organisation, please send your CV to or call for further information.
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