AP & Sales Ledger Specialist — Hands-on Finance

IPS Finance; Brighouse; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

IPS Finance in Brighouse is helping a Yorkshire client recruit an experienced Accounts Payable & Sales Ledger professional to join the finance team.

This hands-on role covers purchase and sales ledgers, with ad-hoc duties and potential involvement in the wider finance function. You will manage supplier accounts, process invoices and reconcile statements, while supporting credit control and audit activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts payable and sales ledger
• Organised, accurate and able to liaise with suppliers and customers
• Experience with multi-currency and VAT processing preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier accounts, processing invoices and credit notes
• Process purchase invoices including PO matching, nominal coding, multiple currencies and VAT rates
• Set up new supplier accounts and reconcile supplier statements
• Prepare weekly/monthly supplier payment runs for authorisation
• Investigate and resolve supplier account discrepancies
• Process employee expenses and credit card reconciliations
• Maintain the sales ledger and set up new customer accounts
• Produce customer statements and credit limit reports
• Assess customer creditworthiness and manage credit limits in line with company policy
• Liaise with customers, credit insurers and internal teams to ensure payments are received on time
• Pick up ad-hoc general finance administration
• Assist with the annual audit and provide support to colleagues across the finance function

Skills

Accounts Payable

Sales Ledger

Supplier management

Credit control

Job description

IPS Finance in Brighouse is helping a Yorkshire client recruit an experienced Accounts Payable & Sales Ledger professional to join the finance team.

This hands-on role covers purchase and sales ledgers, with ad-hoc duties and potential involvement in the wider finance function. You will manage supplier accounts, process invoices and reconcile statements, while supporting credit control and audit activities.