Purchase Ledger Clerk

Candidate Source; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail/e-commerce business in Manchester is seeking a Purchase Ledger Clerk to manage purchase ledger responsibilities. The position involves processing invoices, reconciliation, and managing multi-currency payments, offering a competitive salary and the opportunity for flexible working.

Benefits

Annual bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience using an ERP system.
• Demonstratable experience in a similar role including raising and processing multi-currency payments.
• Knowledge of double entry bookkeeping.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for purchase ledger; logging invoices and credit notes.
• Ensure all invoices / credit notes are coded correctly.
• Reconciliation of supplier accounts and supplier statements.

Skills

Proactive

Strong communication

Excel knowledge

Relationship building

Tools

ERP system

Job description

A retail / e-commerce business just outside the city centre of Manchester (ten minute walk from Victoria Station) are seeking an experienced purchase ledger clerk to join a small finance team.

The role is full time with 2 days working from home and the rest of the week office based. The salary is up to 28K plus annual bonus, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

Key responsibilities as Purchase Ledger Clerk:

• Responsible for purchase ledger; logging invoices and credit notes on the system & seeking necessary approvals.
• Ensure all invoices / credit notes are coded correctly and processed in a timely & accurate manner.
• Reconciliation of supplier accounts and supplier statements, resolving any discrepancies & queries.
• Raising BACS, manual and multiple currency payments on banking portal and accurately allocate within the ERP system.
• Ownership of the trade sales ledger including operating the dunning process, resolving customer queries, clearing down aged balances and the production of internal reporting.

• Reconcile and clear down GRNI account and work with other departments to resolve any discrepancies.

We are looking for a Purchase Ledger Clerk with the following:

• Experience using an ERP system.
• Demonstratable experience in a similar role including raising and processing multi-currency payments.
• Knowledge of double entry bookkeeping and accounting principles.
• Excellent Excel knowledge including vlookups, sumifs and pivot tables.
• Proactive and able to effectively challenge and always looking to improve processes.
• Ability to work accurately and independently, manage your own time and workload and deliver information to tight timetables.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills.
• Ability to liaise with other departments & third parties to resolve queries.

If this sounds like the Purchase Ledger Clerk role for you, click apply now.

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