Purchase Ledger Clerk

Role: Purchase Ledger Clerk

Location: Esh Winning

Contract Duration: 6 months initially

Salary: £27-28k

Purpose: To ensure supplier invoices and payments are processed with accuracy and in a timely manner. To take ownership and maintain accurate supplier accounts. Ensure account issues are resolved to minimise impact with operations. Working within a purchase ledger team to ensure accurate management across all ledgers.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing purchase invoices in the accounting system.
• Ensuring 3-way matching of purchase orders, goods receipt notes and purchase invoice.
• Pro-actively resolving invoice variances with suppliers and operations.
• Raise BACS runs on a timely basis.
• Reconcile supplier statements in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with CIS and VAT.
• Manually coding invoices and ensuring all invoices are duly authorised.
• Perform regular housekeeping checks and ensure ledgers are tidy.
• Create and maintain supplier account data.
• Dealing with and resolving supplier queries.
• Dealing with and resolving site queries and requests.
• Dealing with auditor requests.
• Working to meet deadlines in accordance with month-end closedown timetable.
• Raising ad hoc individual payment requests when necessary.
• Contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the Finance Department by assisting the Financial Controller to identify and implement improved processes and procedures.
• Other duties as and when requested by your Line Manager.