Purchase Ledger Assistant

SF Partners; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Company pension

Life assurance

Job summary

SF Partners is seeking a Purchase Ledger Administrator to join the Measham head office finance team. The role focuses on purchase ledger tasks, supplier accounts, and invoice processing, with additional finance administration duties as needed, in a busy environment.

You will work closely with the Finance and Operations teams to keep the ledger accurate and provide a responsive service to suppliers and internal teams. The position is full-time and office-based in Measham, Derbyshire.

Qualifications

• Previous purchase ledger, accounts or finance administration experience.
• Comfortable communicating with suppliers and colleagues.
• Confident using finance systems and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Maintain supplier accounts across your assigned areas of the purchase ledger.
• Match invoices to purchases and chase outstanding orders.
• Code invoices to the correct nominal codes and reconcile supplier statements.
• Process BACS payments and enter invoice details into Insphire and Sage.
• Assist with month-end and year-end finance processes.

Skills

Highly organised

Attention to detail

Finance systems

Microsoft Office

Invoice processing

Supplier queries

Tools

Insphire

Sage

Job description

Purchase Ledger Administrator
£33,240 per annum
Full-time, Monday to Friday
Looking at Temp to Perm or straight Perm, depending on the candidate
South Derbyshire

SF Partners are recruiting for a Purchase Ledger Administrator to join a busy Head Office finance team in Measham. This is a varied finance role with a strong focus on purchase ledger, supplier accounts and invoice processing, alongside some wider finance administration. You'll work closely with the Finance and Operations teams, helping to keep the ledger accurate and ensuring suppliers and internal teams receive a responsive service.

The role will include

• Managing and maintaining supplier accounts across your assigned areas of the purchase ledger
• Matching invoices to purchases and chasing outstanding orders
• Coding invoices to the correct nominal codes
• Reconciling supplier statements and resolving discrepancies
• Processing BACS payments
• Accurately entering invoice information into Insphire and Sage, including the correct VAT treatment
• Liaising with suppliers and depots to resolve queries and keep the ledger running smoothly
• Keeping the trial balance up to date for review
• Processing petty cash receipts and ensuring transactions are correctly coded
• Supporting month-end and year-end accounts
• Assisting with year-end audit preparation
• Dealing with customer and supplier queries in a professional and timely manner
• Providing general administrative support to the wider finance team where required

About you

We're looking for someone with previous experience in purchase ledger, accounts or finance administration, who is confident working with financial information and comfortable communicating with suppliers and colleagues.

You’ll need to be

• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Confident using finance systems and Microsoft Office
• Comfortable handling invoice processing, reconciliations and supplier queries
• A clear and professional communicator
• Able to work independently while also being part of a wider team
• Reliable, positive and committed to producing accurate work

Previous purchase ledger experience would be desirable, but we'd also consider someone with a solid accounts or finance administration background who is looking to develop further within a finance team.

The package

• £33,240 per annum
• Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
• 33 days' holiday including bank holidays and festive shutdown
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance