Purchase Ledger Clerk

Ferring Pharmaceuticals; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Ferring Global Bonus Plan

25 days annual leave plus 9 bank holidays

Employer’s pension contribution

Flexible working

Private Medical and Dental Care

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company is seeking a Purchase Ledger Clerk in East Kilbride. The role involves managing outsourced payables, ensuring accurate processing, and supporting procurement operations. Ideal candidates will have experience in operational procurement, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in an SAP environment. Flexible working and competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in operational procurement and purchase ledger.
• Background within an SAP environment would be advantageous.
• Highly motivated and organised with excellent problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the outsourced payables provider and support the ongoing relationship.
• Oversee outsourced accounts payable and ensure accurate processing.
• Ensure timely processing of Month End Activities.

Skills

Operational procurement experience

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Collaborative personality

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

Purchase Ledger Clerk role at Ferring Pharmaceuticals, located at Ferring Controlled Therapeutics Ltd, East Kilbride, Glasgow. Fixed term of 12 months. Part of the Finance Team, accountable to the Reporting and Controlling Manager.

Responsibilities

• Manage the outsourced payables provider and support ongoing relationship.
• Overseeing outsourced accounts payable and expense activities to ensure accurate processing in a timely manner.
• Establishing and managing PO’s in a timely and efficient manner.
• Drive best practice and advise colleagues on operational Requisition-to-Pay procurement processes.
• Ensure proactive follow-up of key internal stakeholders and establish professional and positive relationships with suppliers.
• Statement reconciliation.
• Overseeing twice monthly payment runs.
• Ensure the timely processing of Month End Activities.
• Ad hoc finance duties as required.

Required experience and competences

• Previous experience in operational procurement and purchase ledger.
• Background within an SAP environment would be advantageous.
• Proficiency to multi task.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Team player, willing to learn.
• Process driven; experience within a GMP background would be useful.
• Highly motivated and organised.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Initiative, follow up and task completion.
• Excellent written and oral communication and presenting skills in English.
• Collaborative and enthusiastic personality with the ability to work in a dynamic environment.

What you’ll get in return

• Learning and development opportunities.
• Ferring Global Bonus Plan.
• 25 days annual leave plus 9 bank holidays.
• Employer’s pension contribution.
• Flexible working.
• Private Medical and Dental Care.
• Income protection and Life Assurance.

To apply

If you’re interested in this role, please apply now at www.ferring.com for more information.

About us

Everything we do is founded in our mission to build healthy families and help people live better lives. Ferring Pharmaceuticals is a research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group committed to helping people around the world build families and live better lives. Headquartered in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, Ferring is a leader in reproductive medicine and women’s health, and in specialty areas within gastroenterology and urology. Ferring has been developing treatments for mothers and babies for over 50 years and has a portfolio covering treatments from conception to birth. Founded in 1950, privately-owned Ferring is a global company with over 7,000 employees in more than 50 countries and markets its products in over 100 countries.

Location

Ferring Controlled Therapeutics, East Kilbride, Glasgow