Purchase Ledger Assistant

Sue Ryder; Southend-on-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Sue Ryder is seeking a Purchase Ledger Assistant to join their finance team in a hybrid role based in Sudbury, transitioning to Colchester. The successful candidate will manage invoice processing, ensure accuracy in the purchase ledger, and collaborate with various teams to maintain financial integrity. This position offers a competitive salary and a range of employee benefits, including a pension scheme and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

27 days holiday, rising to 33 with length of service

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Enhanced sick pay

10% staff discount online

Structured induction and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a purchase ledger or accounting environment.
• Experience in a busy finance team.
• Proven ability to work to finance deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Preparing payment runs of invoices accurately and timely.
• Processing invoices, credit notes, and expenses.
• Responding to queries regarding payments.

Skills

Numerically astute

Good literacy skills

Intermediate Excel skills

Tools

Access Accounting systems

Job description

Purchase Ledger Assistant
Sudbury / Hybrid (relocating to Colchester)
£24,000 to £25,000 pa
37.5 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated team as a Purchase Ledger Assistant.

Initially working in our Sudbury Office, the role will be moving permanently to our Colchester office later this year.

About the role:

1. Preparing and assisting in the preparation of payment runs of invoices for payments in a timely and accurate manner by matching invoices to Purchase Orders and ensuring the correct approval process has been followed before inputting into the Finance system.
2. Being an active member of the Purchase Ledger Team, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the purchase ledger function by processing invoices, credit notes, direct debits, and expenses on weekly payment runs.
3. Responding to internal and external queries regarding payments of invoices.
4. Reviewing supplier statements and reconciling accounts accordingly.
5. Ensuring high standards of work within the department.
6. Working with the Treasury team to review direct debit payments, seek invoices, and reconcile supplier statements.
7. Collaborating with Sue Ryder Direct on drop-shipping reporting and payments where suppliers fulfill orders directly to shops or customers.
8. Carrying out the duties of a purchase ledger department within the team, setting priorities where needed, and helping to ensure targets are met, reporting problems to the Procurement Manager or Purchase Ledger Team Leader.
9. Assisting with month-end and year-end processes to generate accurate expenditure and accruals by ensuring all actions required by the purchase ledger team are completed in a timely manner.

About you:

• Experience working within a purchase ledger environment or within an accounting function.
• Experience in a busy finance environment/team.
• Numerically astute.
• Good literacy skills.
• Intermediate Excel skills.
• Proven ability to work to finance deadlines.
• Experience with Access Accounting systems is beneficial.

Sue Ryder is here to ensure everyone approaching the end of their life or living with grief can access the support they need. There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to coping and the help we need, but with our support, no one has to face dying or grief alone.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications.

Benefits:

• Company pension scheme
• 27 days holiday, rising to 33 with length of service, plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Employee Networks: LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, Women and Non-Binary Individuals
• 10% staff discount online at shop.sueryder.org
• Structured induction and development opportunities

For more information on our employee benefits, please visit our website:

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/why-work-for-sue-ryder

We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds to provide the best experience for those we serve and to foster an inclusive workplace. We are especially interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGBTQIA+ community, and people with disabilities, as they are currently underrepresented.

If you have feedback on our recruitment processes or require adjustments for your application or interview, please contact us at [e-mail].

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion

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