Accounts Clerk - Purchase Ledger

Hb People Recruitment & Hr Specialists; Chester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Hb People Recruitment & Hr Specialists is seeking an Accounts Clerk - Purchase Ledger in Chester to support our client's Finance and Treasury teams. You will process purchase invoices with VAT and cost-centre coding, coordinate weekly ledger payments and handle employee expenses.

Based in a busy finance environment, the role covers banking, cash book updates, monthly accruals and providing cash flow information, with opportunities to grow within the team.

Qualifications

• Previous finance administration or purchase ledger experience.
• Good understanding of VAT coding and invoice processing.
• Strong Excel and general IT skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good organisation and time-management skills.
• Confidence communicating with colleagues and stakeholders.
• The ability to work independently, manage deadlines and prioritise a busy workload.
• Experience within asset finance, leasing or financial services would be advantageous but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Processing purchase invoices, ensuring accurate VAT and cost centre coding.
• Coordinating weekly purchase ledger payment runs.
• Processing employee expenses and ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Managing daily banking transactions, cash book updates and bank balance reporting.
• Resolving purchase ledger and expense queries.
• Supporting and improving purchase ledger and purchase order processes.
• Processing daily customer loan payments, refunds, transfers and other payments.
• Liaising with internal teams to ensure payments are processed accurately and on time.
• Providing cash flow information and supporting the Finance Manager with month-end accruals.
• Providing cover for sales commission invoices, sales receipts and referrer fee payments.
• Supporting the wider Finance and Treasury teams with other operational finance activities as required.

Skills

Purchase ledger experience

VAT coding

Excel

Attention to detail

Organization & time-management

Communication skills

Independence / self-motivated

Job description

Based in Chester (centre) £30,000 opportunity to grow

The Finance Assistant will support our client's Finance and Treasury teams, with particular responsibility for purchase ledger, payments, banking and day-to-day finance administration.

Key responsibilities include:

• Processing purchase invoices, ensuring accurate VAT and cost centre coding.
• Coordinating weekly purchase ledger payment runs.
• Processing employee expenses and ensuring compliance with company policies.
• Managing daily banking transactions, cash book updates and bank balance reporting.
• Resolving purchase ledger and expense queries.
• Supporting and improving purchase ledger and purchase order processes.
• Processing daily customer loan payments, refunds, transfers and other payments.
• Liaising with internal teams to ensure payments are processed accurately and on time.
• Providing cash flow information and supporting the Finance Manager with month-end accruals.
• Providing cover for sales commission invoices, sales receipts and referrer fee payments.
• Supporting the wider Finance and Treasury teams with other operational finance activities as required.

Skills & Experience

We are looking for someone who has:

• Previous finance administration or purchase ledger experience.
• Good understanding of VAT coding and invoice processing.
• Strong Excel and general IT skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good organisation and time-management skills.
• Confidence communicating with colleagues and other stakeholders.
• The ability to work independently, manage deadlines and prioritise a busy workload.

Experience within asset finance, leasing or financial services would be advantageous but is not essential.

Accounts Clerk - Purchase Ledger Chester, United Kingdom