Purchase Ledger Clerk

Sayjo Recruitment Ltd; Halifax; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk for a full-time position in Halifax. You will be responsible for maintaining accurate records, processing high volumes of invoices, and reconciling accounts. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, expertise in Excel, and a collaborative approach to work. This role includes perks like free onsite parking and development opportunities.

Benefits

Free onsite parking

Staff events

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a purchase ledger or accounts payable role is essential.
• Familiarity with Excel formulas especially VLOOKUP and general accounting systems.
• Strong data entry skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records of all purchase transactions and ensure timely processing of invoices.
• Statement and CIS reconciliations via Excel.
• Detailed analysis of supplier invoices and terms.

Skills

Familiarity with Excel formulas

Strong data entry skills

Ability to work collaboratively

Proven experience in accounts payable

Job description

An experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk is required to join our client in Halifax for a permanent and full time role. This role sits with a busy team that have high volume postings and invoices on a daily basis, where you will be accountable for ensuring accounts payable is up to date and accurate at all times. This position requires proficiency in various accounting software and strong analytical skills with the ability to manually reconcile data and use Excel formulas to reconcile against real time job records.

Sayjo Recruitment Ltd are recruiting on behalf of our client for this full time and permanent role.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records of all purchase transactions and ensure timely processing of invoices.
• Statement and CIS reconciliations via Excel
• Detailed analysis of supplier invoices and terms
• Managing queries regarding supplier invoices and credits required
• Collaborate with the procurement team to ensure accurate tracking of purchases
• Processing and assessing overhead invoices
• Creation of regular BACs runs for approval
• General support and administration across the team

We are looking for

• Proven experience in a purchase ledger or accounts payable role is essential
• Familiarity with Excel formulas especially VLOOKUP and general accounting systems
• Strong data entry skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team while managing individual responsibilities
• Ability to work with high volume postings
• Great team skills

Further details

Offering a full time and permanent role of 8-4:30 Monday to Thursday and 8-4 Friday, this is a role that will allow you to learn new skills and develop the role as an integral part of the team. With free onsite parking, lots of brilliant staff events and a host of charity and community support, incentives, rewards and training, our client is offering a great career in a support team.

To find out more, send your full CV today to Louise at Sayjo Recruitment. We aim to reply to applications within 48 working hours and we may close the advert earlier than shown.