Accounts and Purchasing Administrator

Confidential; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on site parking

Good pension

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Confidential in Blackburn is seeking an Accounts and Purchasing Administrator to support accounting, purchasing and project activities. The role covers purchase and sales ledgers, credit control, and routine finance tasks while coordinating stock and supplier relationships.

You will negotiate terms, manage supplier performance, and contribute to cost saving initiatives within authorised limits, all in a busy, varied environment.

Qualifications

• Organised and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail
• Experience in finance/admin support is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Process purchase ledger invoices and respond to supplier queries
• Handle sales ledger duties and maintain accurate records
• Manage credit control by chasing overdue accounts
• Assist with routine finance reporting and month-end tasks
• Coordinate product requirements to ensure stock availability
• Negotiate prices and terms with suppliers
• Make purchasing decisions within authorised limits
• Maintain supplier relationships and monitor performance
• Plan and conduct stock takes to maintain integrity
• Coordinate cross-department projects and track timelines

Job description

Our client, a manufacturing and distribution company based in Blackburn, are currently recruiting for an Accounts and Purchasing Administrator. This varied role will have three important parts, accounting, purchasing and project support.

Duties include:

• Purchase ledger duties including processing high volumes of invoices and dealing with any supplier queries
• Sales ledger duties, ensuring records are accurate and up to date.
• Credit control including chasing due and over customer accounts
• Support routine finance reporting and month-end tasks as required by the Finance Manager.
• Coordinate requirements for products across the business, ensuring continuity of supply and appropriate stock availability.
• Negotiate prices and commercial terms with suppliers; evaluate and select suppliers considering price, quality, reliability and delivery.
• Make purchasing decisions independently within agreed financial authority limits, escalating commitments beyond those limits for approval.
• Maintain effective supplier relationships, monitor performance and identify opportunities for cost savings and improved purchasing efficiency.
• Maintain stock integrity, plan and implement stock takes
• Coordinate projects arising from strategic development requirements and risks or opportunities identified across departments.
• Organise project plans, actions, responsibilities and timelines, following up with colleagues and external partners to maintain progress.

If you are naturally organized, used to working within a varied and fast paced role and have good experience within finance and administration, this could be the role for you. You need to be a good communicator, be able to multitask and be able to work to tight timescales.

In return you will receive a competitive salary, 25 days holiday plus banks, free on site parking and good pension.