Purchase Ledger Clerk

Cathedral Appointments Ltd; Exeter; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive rate of pay

Flexible working pattern

Immediate start available

Temporary assignment

Job summary

Cathedral Appointments Ltd is recruiting an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk for a well-established organisation in Exeter on a temporary basis. You will manage the full purchase ledger, process invoices in SAGE, and support broader finance tasks with accuracy and audit readiness.

The role suits someone detail oriented, able to work independently and adapt to varied workload. Immediate start and a 3+ month minimum term are available.

Qualifications

• Proven purchase ledger or accounts payable experience within a similar finance function.
• Experience using SAGE or a comparable accounting system.
• Confident handling petty cash, bank reconciliations and day-to-day bookkeeping tasks.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when working to audit deadlines.
• Well organised, with the ability to manage a varied workload and support the wider team.
• Willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check, or hold a current one (enhanced DBS preferred but not essential).

Responsibilities

• Maintaining the purchase ledger function, ensuring invoices are entered onto the accounting system.
• Processing invoices on receipt, including matching to purchase orders where applicable.
• Preparing and maintaining petty cash records, including replenishing petty cash held on site.
• Recording cash and cheque income and depositing at the bank with a colleague.
• Setting up and managing direct debits and standing orders.
• Reconciling monthly credit card transactions and entering these onto SAGE.
• Administering Access to Work claims and supporting the annual statutory audit with accurate records.
• Ensuring fleet Vehicles are taxed and fuel cards renewed as required.
• General finance and office administration, including managing the finance inbox and handling queries.

Skills

Purchase ledger

Bank reconciliations

Petty cash

Attention to detail

Audit deadlines

Organised

DBS check

Tools

SAGE

Job description

Competitive, DOE | Temporary, up to 4 Days Per Week (Flexible, Min. 3 Months) | Exeter

Cathedral Appointments is recruiting on behalf of a well-established organisation based in Exeter, currently looking to strengthen its finance team with an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk on a temporary basis. This is a hands‑on role covering the full purchase ledger function, with an immediate start available for the right candidate.

The Role

Working closely with the wider finance team, this role suits an experienced purchase ledger professional who is comfortable managing a varied workload and happy to turn their hand to broader finance and office administration when needed. It would suit someone confident working independently, with a keen eye for detail and used to keeping accurate records ahead of audit deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining the purchase ledger function, ensuring purchase order requests are completed promptly and invoices are entered onto the accounting system
• Processing invoices on receipt, including entering onto SAGE and matching to purchase orders where applicable
• Preparing and maintaining petty cash records, including replenishing petty cash held on site
• Recording cash and cheque income and depositing at the bank alongside a colleague when required
• Setting up and managing direct debits and standing orders
• Reconciling monthly credit card transactions and entering these onto SAGE
• Administering Access to Work claims and supporting the annual statutory audit with accurate, timely records
• Ensuring fleet vehicles are taxed and fuel cards renewed as required
• General finance and office administration, including managing the finance inbox and handling phone and in‑person queries, with cover for finance colleagues as needed

Requirements

• Proven purchase ledger or accounts payable experience within a similar finance function
• Experience using SAGE, or a comparable accounting system
• Confident handling petty cash, bank reconciliations and day‑to‑day bookkeeping tasks
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, particularly when working to audit deadlines
• Well organised, with the ability to manage a varied workload and support the wider team
• Willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check, or hold a current one (an enhanced DBS is preferred but not essential, as one can be arranged)

Benefits

• Competitive rate of pay, dependent on experience
• Flexible working pattern, up to 4 days per week
• Immediate start available
• Temporary assignment, minimum 3 months
• A varied, hands‑on role within a supportive finance team

If you are an experienced purchase ledger professional looking for an immediate start and a varied, hands‑on role, we would love to hear from you.

Equal Opportunities

Cathedral Appointments is committed to equal opportunities in recruitment. We welcome applications from all candidates and assess every applicant on merit, skills and experience alone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Note on Sponsorship

We regret to inform you that at this time, we are unable to offer sponsorship for work authorisation for this role. Therefore, candidates must possess valid authorisation to work in the UK without requiring visa sponsorship.