Purchase Ledger Accounts Assistant

Eden Scott; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a temporary assistant for their busy accounts team in Edinburgh. The role involves preparing payment runs, maintaining the purchase ledger, and liaising with suppliers. Candidates should have financial administration experience, advanced skills in MS Excel, and the ability to work under pressure. This position offers hybrid working with three days on-site in Edinburgh.

Responsibilities

• Support with purchase ledger as a temporary assistant.
• Prepare payment runs and raise payments on the bank.
• Ensure invoices are correctly coded and authorised.

Skills

Financial administration experience

Knowledge of reporting capabilities

Ability to liaise with stakeholders

Ability to work under pressure

Proficient in data entry

Advanced skills in MS Excel

Ability to prioritise workload

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

Your new role

This is an urgent requirement for temporary assistant within the very busy accounts team to support with purchase ledger. Our client is based in Edinburgh but offers hybrid working.

Duties will include:

• Preparing payment runs and raise payments on bank.
• Ensuring that invoices are coded correctly & authorised in line with company procedure.
• Allocating payments to invoices & owning supplier payment runs.
• Maintaining purchase ledger
• Ensure supplier invoices are matched to an approved purchase order; take ownership to investigate and clear queries/exceptions.
• Ensuring monthly reconciliation of supplier statements are undertaken and reviewed.
• Act as first point of contact for supplier queries.

What you'll need:

• Financial administration experience
• Knowledge of reporting capabilities and parameters
• Ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a busy environment
• Proficient in data entry and good attention to detail
• Advanced skills in MS Excel
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
• Proficient in the use of IT & MS Excel

Work Pattern

Hybrid working including 3 days per week on site in the Edinburgh office.

What you'll get in return

This is a full time, ongoing temporary position.