Purchase Ledger Assistant

Ashdown Group; Stafford; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A highly successful organisation is seeking a Purchase Ledger Assistant to join the finance team. This hybrid role works from home two days per week and three days in the office, offering a chance to develop across the ledger and into management accounting tasks.

You will process invoices, manage supplier payments, reconcile ledgers, and support VAT returns while maintaining accurate records. Progression to journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical abilities with an eye for detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for cross-functional teams.
• Support CIMA/ACCA studies with the provided study leave and resources.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase invoices and supplier payments.
• Review the purchase ledger and prepare monthly creditor analysis.
• Reconcile company credit cards and process foreign supplier payments.
• Liaise with suppliers to resolve queries and support VAT returns.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

ACCA/CIMA in progress

Job description

A highly successful company is looking for an accomplished Purchase Ledger Assistant to join its team. Please note this role is hybrid - you'll work from home 2 days per week with 3 days in the office.

Working as part of the finance team, you will process purchase invoices and supplier payments, review the purchase ledger, prepare monthly creditor analysis, reconcile company credit cards and process foreign supplier payments. You'll also liaise with suppliers to resolve queries, support VAT returns and maintain accurate financial records.

In addition to purchase ledger responsibilities, you will gradually progress into assisting with the preparation of management accounts, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations, while supporting month-end and year-end close processes.

You'll also be involved in budgeting, forecasting, cash flow projections and variance analysis, helping to identify trends and investigate differences between actual and budgeted performance. This will involve working with colleagues across the organisation and explaining financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

In order to be suitable for this role you must be a personable finance professional with great analytical skills. It is expected that you will be pursuing CIMA or ACCA qualifications and study support will be provided. You'll be comfortable working independently while also being a collaborative team player, with the confidence to build effective relationships across the wider organisation.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated finance professional to broaden their experience, develop their management accounting skills and build a strong foundation for a successful long-term career in finance.