Purchase Ledger Clerk

RK Accountancy; Alderley Edge; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Statutory pension (4% employee, 4%‑em)

Death in Service – 3 x annual salary

Sickness scheme

25 days holiday

Free parking

Job summary

Kellan Group is seeking a Purchase Ledger Clerk for an office-based role in Alderley Edge. You will manage supplier invoices for multiple group companies and work with suppliers to resolve queries efficiently.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years in accounts payable, strong communication, and excellent organisational skills. Benefits include 25 days holiday, pension, sickness scheme and free parking.

Qualifications

• 2+ years accounts payable experience with strong numerical accuracy.
• Excellent communication both verbal and written.
• Organisational skills with ability to prioritise tasks.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices and match to PO on multiple systems.
• Resolve invoice queries with suppliers and internal teams.
• Prepare monthly supplier statement reconciliations.
• Post daily cash and support year-end activities.
• General office duties and archive management.

Skills

Accounts payable

Communication

Teamwork

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

This leading business in Alderley Edge is looking for a Purchase Ledger Clerk:

Office-based 9am-5.30pm with 1 hour lunch (unpaid)

The Role

Responsible for the day-to-day processing of supplier invoices for a number of Group companies The role will require the successful candidate to engage professionally with internal and external stakeholders via email and phone to resolve and clear queries efficiently, whilst taking ownership of invoices on hold and proactively working through any issues to improve invoice processing in future Undertake monthly supplier statement reconciliations – dealing with any outstanding items to ensure timely resolution Identify areas where improvements could be made to drive efficiency in future and communicate these to relevant team members Dealing with an ad-hoc request from regional teams including sundry payment processing and any general enquiries Support finance team during year end audit with any information request received from auditors.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple mailboxes and input invoices on the system in line with agreed processes
• Liaise with suppliers to professionally resolve any invoice queries
• Ensure supplier statement reconciliations are performed monthly and any queries are dealt with promptly wherever required
• Match invoices to purchase orders working with relevant teams to clear any price or volume discrepancies wherever required
• Posting of daily cash
• Assisting new and existing supplier accounts in line with company policy.
• Generate weekly payment run for approval and payment
• Efficient and timely management of invoices on hold in the system
• General office duties including answering calls, scanning and printing
• Supporting the wider finance team with any ad-hoc processes as required

The Person

Essential

• Accounts payable experience of 2 years plus solid experience. Good telephone manner, together with good communication both verbal and written
• Good interpersonal skills
• Team player
• Ability to manage supplier issues and elevate to the supervisor as required
• To assist all departments as required
• Exceptional organisational skills and be able to prioritise work.
• Process driven individual

Desirable

• Good excel skills
• AAT part-qualification

Benefits

• Statutory pension (4% employee, 4% employer)
• Death in Service – 3 x annual salary
• Sickness scheme
• 25 days holiday
• Free parking!

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