Purchase Ledger Assistant

SubSea Craft Limited; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A maritime technology company in Portsmouth seeks an individual to manage financial documentation and supplier invoices. This is a full-time position requiring experience in ERP accounting software and strong Excel skills. The role emphasizes teamwork and collaboration in a dynamic environment, offering competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including healthcare and professional development.

Benefits

Private Healthcare with optional family cover

Life Assurance (4 x salary)

Critical Illness Cover

Unlimited Paid Holiday

Ongoing professional development

Access to LinkedIn Learning

Pension contribution

Flexible Working

Diversity culture

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with ERP accounting software.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, including spreadsheets and financial functions.
• Good understanding of bookkeeping procedures.

Responsibilities

• Review and process financial documentation including supplier invoices.
• Coding and matching supplier invoices to Purchase Orders.
• Prepare payment batches for banking system approval.

Skills

ERP accounting software

MS Excel

Time-management

Confidentiality

Bookkeeping procedures

Job description

Salary: circa. £28,000 DOE

Full Time, 1 year fixed term contract

Who we are: SubSea Craft is a fast growing, privately-funded, UK-based innovative maritime technology company specialising in next-generation, high-performance watercraft and systems. We operate at the intersection of advanced engineering, cutting-edge design, and user-centric innovation, delivering safe, effective, and enabling solutions for both commercial and defence applications.

What We Offer

• Private Healthcare with optional family cover
• Life Assurance (4 x salary)
• Critical Illness Cover
• Unlimited Paid Holiday
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• Pension contribution
• Flexible Working
• A culture of diversity and innovative thinking

Responsibilities Will Include

• To review and process financial documentation including supplier invoices and credit notes, in accordance with the established financial procedures and protocols
• Coding, checking, uploading, posting and matching of supplier invoices to Purchase Orders
• Successful query resolution on purchase invoices with external suppliers and internal departments
• Preparation of payment batches and input of payments onto the banking system for approval
• Maintain daily transactions register for cashflow forecasting purposes
• Maintaining email inbox and responding to queries
• Processing employee expenses
• Adding and maintaining financial data on Business Partner accounts
• Reconciliation of supplier statements
• Filing of electronic invoices
• Any other work as deemed necessary by Finance management, commensurate with experience and/or qualifications

Qualifications And Experience

• Hands-on experience with ERP accounting software
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel (creating spreadsheets and charts and using financial Excel functions)
• Good understanding of bookkeeping procedures
• Time-management and organisation skills
• Confidentiality

Note: Due to the nature of work undertaken at SubSea Craft, the selected candidate must be capable of meeting the security requirements of the position, which would include as a minimum Existing right to live and work in the UK, Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), with Security Check likely for specific projects.

Values: Our people are our greatest asset, we continually strive to provide an excellent working environment to enable our team to do their best work. We have an agile professional workforce: we are founded on the belief that our people are valued and our business is trusted, inclusive and commercially-adept.

What We Expect From You

• Teamwork, mutual respect and collaboration
• Initiative and independent working
• Honesty and integrity
• Business and commercial awareness
• Agility, adaptability and continuous development

We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are unable to acknowledge every application. Please bear in mind that if you are selected for an interview we will aim to contact you within 14 days of your application or the closing date (if stated). However, if we think that your skills and qualifications may be suitable for other similar positions we may hold your details on our database and contact you in the future. Please let us know if you do not wish us to keep your details on file.

• Please note that DBS, Driving Licence and reference checks will be carried out and all offers of employment are subject to meeting our requirements.