Purchase Ledger Clerk

Impact Recruitment Services; England; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Purchase Ledger Clerk for an office-based role in Northamptonshire. The ideal candidate will manage the full purchase ledger function and need previous experience in accounts. Strong interpersonal skills are essential for liaising with colleagues and suppliers. This is a full-time position with 24 days of holiday plus bank holidays, offering stability within a small, close-knit team environment.

Benefits

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Shutdown for Christmas

Qualifications

• Experience in purchase ledger and accounts.
• Strong interpersonal skills for communication with colleagues and suppliers.
• Ability to work independently with good attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage full purchase ledger function.
• Reconcile supplier statements and process payments.
• Build relationships with customers and suppliers.

Skills

Previous purchase ledger experience

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Logical and methodical

Good IT skills

Education

Relevant qualification preferable

Tools

Kerridge

CDK

Keyloop

MS Office

Job description

Purchase Ledger Clerk

Northamptonshire (NN1, office-based)

Full-time

Permanent

£28,000

Do you have previous purchase ledger experience, and are looking to continue your career within accounts?

Would you like to work for a small business where you can work as part of a close‑knit team, have autonomy for your work?

If so, this could be an exciting challenge for you!

This role requires both previous accounts experience and strong interpersonal skills: you will be frequently dealing with colleagues, customers and suppliers via telephone and email. You will oversee the purchase ledger and offer any other support to the team and finance manager as required.

Duties and responsibilities for the Purchase Ledger Clerk:

• Full purchase ledger function including payments and statement reconciliation
• Matching, checking and coding of invoices
• Processing payments via BACS/Faster Pay
• Set up new supplier accounts and maintaining up-to-date details for existing accounts.
• Reconciliation of supplier statements and data entry
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and suppliers
• Knowledge of sales ledger would be an advantage.
• Supplier statement and bank reconciliations
• Any other support to the team and manager as required, particularly around month‑end.

Skills and experience required for the Purchase Ledger Clerk:

• Previous purchase ledger experience; relevant qualification preferable.
• Good attention to detail
• Logical, methodical and can work on your own initiative.
• Excellent communication skills and telephone manner.
• Good I.T. skills – Full system training will be provided
• Experience using Kerridge / CDK / Keyloop would be highly advantageous.
• Knowledge of MS Office

Additional details:

• Full-time, Monday to Friday 8.30-17.00 (1-hour break, unpaid)
• 24 days holiday, plus bank holidays, plus shutdown for Christmas.
• Permanent contract

If you have the relevant experience we are looking for, we would like to hear from you. Please note, due to the high volumes of applications we receive daily, should you not be contacted within 72 hours, your application is unsuccessful.

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