Accounts Payable & Sales Ledger Specialist

IPS Group; Brighouse; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

IPS Group in Brighouse is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable & Sales Ledger professional to join the finance team. This hands-on role covers both purchase and sales ledgers and offers the chance to take on ad-hoc finance duties and support to the wider finance function.

You will manage supplier accounts, process invoices, reconcile statements, and help drive timely payments while maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and customers.

Qualifications

• Proven Accounts Payable experience and Sales Ledger expertise.
• Organised, accurate and able to liaise with suppliers and customers.
• Comfortable with ad-hoc finance duties and audits.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier accounts, processing invoices and credit notes.
• Process purchase invoices including PO matching, nominal coding, currency and VAT.
• Set up new supplier accounts and reconcile statements.
• Prepare supplier payment runs for authorisation.
• Investigate supplier account discrepancies and resolve issues.
• Maintain the sales ledger and set up new customer accounts.
• Produce customer statements and credit limit reports.
• Assess creditworthiness and manage credit limits.
• Liaise with customers, credit insurers and internal teams to ensure timely payments.
• Assist with annual audit and general finance admin.

Skills

Accounts payable

Sales ledger

PO matching

VAT handling

Tools

Excel

Job description

IPS Group in Brighouse is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable & Sales Ledger professional to join the finance team. This hands-on role covers both purchase and sales ledgers and offers the chance to take on ad-hoc finance duties and support to the wider finance function.

You will manage supplier accounts, process invoices, reconcile statements, and help drive timely payments while maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and customers.