Purchase Ledger Branch Clerk

MKM Building Supplies; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent builders’ merchant in the UK is seeking a Purchase Ledger Branch Clerk to support their finance team. This full-time role involves managing multiple branches, resolving invoice discrepancies, and providing excellent service to both suppliers and branches. Candidates should possess strong attention to detail, good communication skills, and the ability to work under tight deadlines. Benefits include a competitive salary package, performance-related bonus, and various employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Performance related bonus

Substantial employee discount

Contributory pension scheme

Financial planning support

Holiday accrual on length of service

Free parking

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Mental health support

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience in managing multiple branches effectively.
• Proven capability to communicate with suppliers and resolve queries.
• IT literate with good Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a minimum of 8 branches efficiently.
• Investigate and resolve invoice queries to enable timely payments.
• Develop strong relationships with suppliers and branches.

Skills

Experience of handling a fast-flowing workload

Accuracy and attention to detail

Able to work to tight deadlines

Strong numeric ability, with Excel experience

Good communication and customer service skills

Job description

Job Element

Detail

Job Title

Purchase Ledger Branch Clerk

Reporting To

Finance Department

Department / Location

Finance Team - Central Support – Stoneferry, Hull

Main Purpose

This full-time, office based, role is to support the MKM Purchase Ledger Function, working closely with MKM branches and suppliers to deliver a high-level, efficient service to both. This is a faced paced, high-volume environment, however full support / training is provided.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage a minimum of 8 branches
• Charge out direct orders to customers in a timely manner
• Investigate and match invoices to PO’s, when automatch fails
• Liaise with branches and suppliers to resolve queries quickly to enable on-time payments
• Ensure credits are matched correctly to either held invoices or return notes
• Developing strong relationships with suppliers and branches
• Ad hoc duties as and when required.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Experience of handling a fast-flowing workload, efficiently and effectively
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Able to work to tight deadlines
• Strong numeric ability, with Excel experience
• IT literate
• Good communication and customer service skills

Benefits include Competitive salary package, performance related bonus, Substantial employee discount, Contributory pension scheme, perkbox discounts, financial planning support, holiday accrual on length of service, free parking, cycle to work scheme, enhanced maternity / paternity pay, mental health support and employee assistance program.

MKM is the leading independent builders’ merchant in the UK, and we were established in 1995.