Finance Assistant / Purchase Ledger

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

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an experienced Purchase Ledger professional to manage day-to-day supplier invoicing and maintain accurate ledgers across the UK and Ireland. You will liaise with departments to obtain approvals and keep supplier records up to date.

The role requires strong communication skills, a bookkeeping qualification (or AAT/NVQ), and proficiency with Xero and Excel. You will work within a finance team and support broader financial processes.

Qualifications

• Bookkeeping qualification or AAT/NVQ required.
• Experience with purchase ledger processes.
• Proficient with MS Office and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Process approved purchase invoices using Xero promptly.
• Reconcile supplier statements and fetch missing invoices.
• Prepare aged payables information for Finance Manager.
• Set up and maintain supplier accounts.
• Clear supplier payments and assist quarterly reconciliations.
• Support purchase ledger activities for UK and Ireland.
• Provide additional finance and office support when needed.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Purchase ledger

Communication

Problem solving

Month-end close

Education

Bookkeeping qualification or AAT/NVQ

Tools

Xero

Excel

Outlook

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

Your new company

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the purchase ledger while providing broader support across the finance team.

• Processing approved purchase invoices accurately and promptly using Xero.
• Reconciling supplier statements, identifying missing invoices and liaising with relevant departments to obtain approval.
• Preparing aged payables information for the Finance Manager and issuing supplier remittance advices.
• Setting up new supplier accounts and maintaining accurate supplier records.
• Clearing supplier payments and completing quarterly reconciliations.
• Supporting purchase ledger activities across both UK and Ireland operations.
• Providing additional finance and office support when required.

What you'll need to succeed

You will have previous bookkeeping and purchase ledger experience, with a good understanding of finance processes through to trial balance and bank reconciliations. Experience producing aged payables and accrual information and resolving supplier queries will also be important. You will be comfortable using Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, Teams and SharePoint, with strong communication and problem-solving skills. A bookkeeping qualification or AAT/NVQ background is required, while financial reporting experience and advanced Excel skills would be advantageous.

What you'll get in return

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established finance team in a varied role where you can take ownership of the purchase ledger while developing broader finance experience. You'll work closely with the Finance Manager and have regular interaction with suppliers and operational colleagues.