Ledger Clerk

Mears Group PLC; England; Hybrid; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job description

Annual salary: up to £26,250.00

Ledger Clerk

Gloucester, Brockworth Business Park, GL3 4AH

Paying a salary of up to £26,775 per annum

40hrs per week

Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm - Flexible hybrid working after probation.

Full Time, Permanent

Mears Group are a highly established Nationwide Business, our Gloucester head office are now looking to recruit additional Ledger Clerks to join their already dedicated Team.

Mears are a market leader in providing housing services to the affordable housing sector, and a major presence in the housing with care market. Mears Group's vision is to make a positive difference to the people we serve by improving homes, improving communities and improving lives.

We do this by developing outstanding partnerships with employees, clients, tenants, customers, their families and the wider community. We are looking for people who can help us deliver on our values, fulfil our future ambitions and their own.

About the role:

Are you a highly organised individual with admin or customer service experience? If so, we need to hear from you! If you consider yourself to be self-motivating with an aptitude to develop your own skill set whilst recognising prioritisation is a key factor in this role, you could be what you have been looking for!

The successful Ledger Clerk will be joining a busy, vibrant Accounts Payable team, where routine and organisation is key! The ideal candidate will have previous administration or customer service experience with a keen eye for detail in a high volume busy environment, be great at building professional relationships and have excellent data entry skills.

Role duties:

• Answering phone queries
• Inputting bills - rental payments, utility bills, leases.
• Covering central inboxes
• Opening post
• Querying different bills
• Working collaboratively with other departments
• Inputting a high volume of supplier invoices with speed and accuracy
• Investigating and resolving supplier queries
• General maintenance of the purchase ledger
• Other ad-hoc finance tasks as required
• Data entry and statement reconciliation

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

Role Criteria:

• Previous administration experience within a fast paced, volume lead position.
• If you have Accounts or Ledger experience this would be advantageous but not essential
• A strong administrator with excellent IT and database skills - confident in using Excel
• You will be tenacious, organised, self-motivated, a confident communicator - able to liaise with internal employees or any suppliers, communicate with a broad range of personalities and business managers
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage your own workload
• Professional, confidential individual that is adaptable to change
• Flexibility to take on other duties that are not included in this job description to help the wider organisation as this is an ever-evolving team.

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Great maternity & paternity leave
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies

As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a DBS & BPSS check, as well as Security Clearance. For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last 5 years.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Vickie Rudge ([e-mail])

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.