Purchase Ledger Assistant (Temporary)

Agility Resoucing; Preston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A national leisure industry leader in Preston is seeking an experienced Purchase Ledger Assistant for a 6-month temporary role. Responsibilities include managing purchase ledgers, processing invoices, and ensuring timely reconciliations. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in Microsoft Excel and Sage 200, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively. Attractive salary and benefits, including on-site parking and early Friday finishes, are offered.

Benefits

On-site parking

Early finish on Fridays

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in purchase ledger roles is essential.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills are key for relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Inputting transaction purchase invoices into the system.
• Matching invoices to purchase orders and delivery notes.
• Reconciling purchase payments to the purchase ledger.
• Customer service including answering queries via phone and email.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Sage 200

Communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Job description

An experienced Purchase Ledger assistant required to work on a temporary basis for a 6 month contract in a large Organisation within a busy, fast paced, friendly team. You will have the relevant skills and knowledge to implement, drive and trouble shoot in a professional manner with exceptional results and achieve deadlines.

As a Purchase Ledger assistant you will be well organised, high attention to detail and communication skills are key as you be maintaining and building relationships with customers and team members along with planning and prioritising your own workload.

Organisational Profile

The Company is a well-established Company within the leisure industry who operates nation wide and a wide client base with well known famous brands!

Position Summary

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Purchase Ledger Assistant and the role will involve maintaining the department purchase ledgers which consists of a high volume of transactions to be reconciled on a weekly basis.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Inputting transaction purchase invoices in to the system
• Matching invoices to purchase orders and delivery notes
• Identifying and resolving discrepancies prior to payments to supplier
• Liaising with suppliers regarding disputed claims together with other departments of the Company
• Reconciling purchase payments to the purchase ledger.
• Customer service including answering telephone calls and emails and dealing with queries
• Ad hoc duties including filing and admin duties

Skills

• You will be compliant with all Microsoft packages including Excel & Sage 200
• Flexibility depending on business requirements
• Integral and reliable
• Work well within a team and under pressure
• Good sense of humor!

This role would be suitable for an experienced Purchase Ledger assistant to pursue their career within a fast growing Company and wanting progression opportunity, in return you will have an attractive salary reviewed on performance, great benefits including on site parking, early finish on Friday and a great location, commutable across the Fylde Coast, Preston and surrounding areas.

If you qualify and have the relevant skills, please apply with an updated CV. If you haven't had a response within 5 working days, your application on this has been unsuccessful.

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