Purchase Ledger Assistant

Redhill Academy Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Redhill Academy Trust in Nottingham is seeking a proactive Purchase Ledger Assistant to support our Finance Team across a wide range of duties. You’ll handle invoices, supplier queries, and payments, helping keep accounts payable running smoothly.

This role involves processing purchase orders, reconciling supplier statements, credit notes, and supporting audits; you’ll collaborate with internal teams and suppliers to ensure accurate, timely payments.

Responsibilities

• Processing invoices to ensure payments are correct and on time.
• Processing supplier credit notes.
• Processing BACS payment runs to suppliers.
• Reconciling supplier statements to the purchase ledger.
• Resolution of invoice queries.
• Answering queries from suppliers, contractors, and other business departments about accounts payable or payments made.
• Processing purchase orders.
• Assist with information requests from Internal and External Audit under the direction of the Head of Finance.

Skills

Invoices processing

Supplier communications

Accounts payable

Purchase orders

Auditing support

Job description

Join our Finance Team - make a real difference every day!

About you

Are you a proactive multi-tasker who thrives on variety and keeps everything running smoothly behind the scenes? If so, we are looking for a highly flexible, versatile, organised Purchase Ledger Assistant to support our team across a wide range of Finance duties.

Your role

As a Purchase Ledger Assistant you’ll:

• Processing invoices to make sure payments are correct and on time.
• Processing supplier credit notes.
• Processing BACS payment runs to suppliers.
• Reconciling supplier statements to the purchase ledger.
• Resolution of invoice queries.
• Answering queries from suppliers, contractors, and other business departments about accounts payable or payments made.
• Processing purchase orders.
• Where required, assist with the information requests from Internal and External Audit under the direction of the Head of Finance.