Purchase Ledger Administrator

Morson Group; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Group is seeking a Purchase Ledger Administrator to join a busy finance team in the United Kingdom. The role offers exposure to both purchase and sales ledger activities, helping you develop responsibilities across transactional finance functions.

You will process invoices, payments, and customer receipts, liaising with suppliers and internal teams to ensure timely and accurate processing and reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in a transactional finance environment is preferred.
• Experience across purchase ledger and/or sales ledger processes.
• Strong understanding of invoice processing and supplier statement reconciliation.
• Experience raising customer invoices and handling payment queries.

Responsibilities

• Maintain purchase ledger and process financial transactions within defined procedures and timescales.
• Process all electronic invoices.
• Obtain invoice approvals from relevant internal departments.
• Direct costing of all approved invoices that are not matched to a purchase order.
• Deal with all queries promptly and liaise with supplier or internal departments to resolve.
• Ensure supplier reconciliations are completed monthly and resolve any queries.
• Maintain good relationships with suppliers and internal departments.
• Support the Team Leader in resolving debit balances and aged creditors.
• Resolve supplier emails and calls professionally.
• Support the Team Leader with any ad-hoc tasks.
• Enter delivery tickets and check invoices against the cost system.
• Enter GRN onto the COINS Finance System.
• Produce weekly plant and material cost reports for site management.

Skills

Purchase ledger experience

Sales ledger experience

Accounts assistant

Transactional finance

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Microsoft Excel

Finance systems

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Finance systems

Job description

We are currently looking for a Purchase ledger administrator to join a busy finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional looking to develop their career while gaining responsibility across both purchase and sales ledger functions.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring invoices, payments and customer receipts are processed accurately and on time, while working closely with suppliers, customers and internal teams.

Key Responsibilities

As a Sales & Purchase Ledger Clerk, your responsibilities will include:

Mantain purchase ledger and process financial transactions within defined procedures and timescales

Process all electronic invoices

Obtain invoice approvals from relevant internal departments.

Direct costing of all approved invoices that are not matched to a purchase order.

Deal with all queries promptly and liaise with supplier or internal departments to resolve.

Ensure supplier reconciliations are completed monthly, and any queries are actively investigated with relevant parties and resolved.

Maintains a good relationship with suppliers and internal departments.

Supports the Team Leader in the investigation and resolution of debit balances and aged creditors

Professionally resolve supplier emails and calls

Supports the Team Leader with any ad-hoc tasks

Enter delivery tickets, and checking invoices against the cost system

Enter GRN onto the COINS Finance System

Produce weekly plant and material cost reports for site management

About You

We're looking for someone with previous experience in a Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, Accounts Assistant or similar transactional finance role.

You'll be organised, detail-focused and confident managing your own workload in a busy environment.

Ideally, you will have:

• Previous experience within a transactional finance environment

• Experience working across purchase ledger and/or sales ledger processes

• A good understanding of invoice processing and supplier statement reconciliation

• Experience preparing or assisting with BACS payment runs

• Experience raising customer invoices and handling payment queries

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

• Strong communication skills when dealing with suppliers, customers and colleagues

• Good organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines

• Experience using finance systems and Microsoft Excel

• A proactive, reliable and flexible approach to your work

What's on Offer?

• Competitive salary and benefits package

• Full-time position

• The opportunity to gain experience as a Purchase Ledger

• A supportive and collaborative finance team

• The opportunity to broaden your transactional finance experience

• Long-term career opportunities within an established organisation