Purchase Ledger Administrator

Trial Balance; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Trial Balance Consulting are exclusive partners to a well-established environmental services business seeking a Purchase Ledger Administrator based at the headquarters on the outskirts of Yeovil. You will join a small, experienced finance team in a fast-paced environment.

The role covers supplier enquiries, PO administration, VAT/invoice coding, supplier statement reconciliations and support for month-end processes, with focus on accuracy and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months recently gained experience in a finance function.
• Candidates may be part or fully AAT, or have suitable vocational experience.
• Sound IT skills with familiarity of Sage and Excel is highly beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Act as initial contact for supplier enquiries and resolve discrepancies.
• Monitor and manage supplier statements and the AP inboxes.
• Administer the purchase order system and invoice coding with VAT status.
• Ensure timely payment authorisation for supplier invoices.
• Assist with month end procedures and AP system improvements.

Skills

Numerate

Attention to detail

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

Sage

MS Excel

Job description

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been exclusively engaged by a new client, a very well established environmental services business operating multiple sites throughout the Southwest. The company seeks to recruit a Purchase Ledger Administrator, a full time, permanent role to be based at the business headquarters on outskirts of Yeovil.

The position works within a small, friendly and highly experienced department that operate in a fast-paced environment.

Core responsibilities to include:

• - Act as an initial point of contact for supplier enquiries and liaise with colleagues across all remits to resolve discrepancies
• - Monitor the accounts payable email addresses
• - Administer the purchase order system
• - Creation and location of invoices ensuring appropriate VAT status and invoice coding
• - Reconciliation of supplier statements
• - Ensure payment authorisation of supplier invoices
• - Assisting with month end procedures
• - Assisting with AP system process improvements
• - Assist the Financial Controller with ongoing accounting projects

For this role we seek a candidate with a minimum of 12 months of recently gained experience, ideally gained within a modern finance function. Candidate’s may be part or fully AAT, or consider themselves to have suitable vocational experience. Applicants should be highly numerate with great attention to details, and be quick to learn and develop new skills. The business is technology driven so sound IT skills also essential with previous experience using Sage and/or MS Excel highly beneficial.