Purchase Ledger Assistant

South West Community Chaplaincy; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Early finish Fridays

Summer hours

EAP

Life Assurance

Cycle to Work

Travelcard Loan

Job summary

South West Community Chaplaincy is seeking a part-time Purchase Ledger Assistant for our finance team at the Into University Head Office in London. The role focuses on maintaining the purchase ledger and banking processes, with emphasis on numeracy, accuracy, and clear written communication.

Hours are 18.75 per week across two full days with an optional half day to work from home. The charity offers flexible working and a supportive team, with application deadline and interview dates provided in

Qualifications

• High level of numeracy
• Good written communication skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Responsibilities

• Support the close-knit finance team to operate the purchase ledger and banking processes.

Skills

Numeracy

Written communication

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We’re an award-winning charity running local learning centres in the heart of the communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide a high-impact education programme which includes practical learning support, pastoral care, and motivational and confidence-building activities for young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to enable students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to realise their ambitions and achieve their wonderful potential.

As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping over 60,000 young people each year at its 46 learning centres across England and Scotland, and we plan to scale-up our provision over the coming years.

We are looking for a part-time Purchase Ledger Assistant to join our finance team. You will support the close-knit and friendly finance team to ensure the effective operation of the charity’s purchase ledger and banking processes.

You don’t need to have experience of working in a finance role - rather, we are looking for skills and aptitude. However, you must be able to demonstrate a high level of numeracy, good written communication skills, and a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

The role at a glance

Contract:Permanent, part time (18.75 hours per week)

Start date:As soon as possible, as agreed with the candidate

Application deadline -9am Monday 14th September 2026

Interview day (in-person) -Wednesday 23rd September 2026

Please ensure that you are available on these dates

Working hours

The charity’s working hours are 09:00 to 17:30, Monday to Friday.

The ideal working pattern for this role would be two full working days of 7.5 hours (based in the office), with a further half day of 3.75 hours (which you may choose to work from home). However, we are happy to discuss other working hours structure with you – for example, 3.75 hours per day, 5 days per week.

Location

IntoUniversity Head Office, 95 Sirdar Road, London W11 4EQ

Salary

£31,850 (including £2,800 London contribution)
Annual leave
33 days (inc bank & public holidays) (pro rata for part-time staff) + 3 closure days (two in December and one in July) + additional length of service entitlement (one day per year of staff, up to 5 days)

Staff benefits

• Employer pension contributions of 6% (and up to 8% after two years)

• Year round ‘early finish’ Fridays at 4.30pm

• Summer working hours (finish at 1pm on Fridays for six weeks in the summer), pro-rated for staff joining after January in the same year

• Employee Assistance Programme including access to wellbeing and legal support

• Life Assurance scheme with Aviva including SmartHealth service with access to 24/7 online GP appointments

• Interest‑free new starter loans of up to £1,000

• Cycle to Work Scheme and Travelcard Loan Scheme

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and sick pay allowances

• Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year