Purchase Ledger Clerk

NLB Solutions; St Albans; Presencial; GBP 22.000 - 29.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

NLB Solutions is recruiting a Purchase Ledger Clerk for a St Albans-based role. You will join a small team of three and learn alongside them on a long-term basis, handling daily invoicing tasks and supplier queries.

The role is based on the outskirts of St Albans with parking and supportive managers. You will ensure accurate data entry, VAT treatment, and maintain supplier accounts while contributing to efficient financial processes in a busy environment.

Formación

• 12+ months experience in a similar finance role
• Sound knowledge of accounting principles
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP)
• Solution-oriented and problem-solving
• Ability to build relationships with colleagues and suppliers
• Administrative support skills

Responsabilidades

• Enter data from invoices with correct coding and VAT
• Check invoices for auto-matching issues
• Raise and follow up queries weekly until resolved
• Process high volumes of data
• Follow authorisation procedures for invoices and credits
• Maintain supplier accounts and bank details
• Reconcile supplier statements
• Liaise with colleagues and suppliers to resolve queries

Conocimientos

Finance experience

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Time management

Problem solving

Stakeholder liaison

Administrative support

Herramientas

Excel (VLOOKUP)

Descripción del empleo

NLB solutions are working with a client in St Albans to find a new individual to join the team in St Albans as a Purchase Ledger Clerk. The role will join at team of 3 existing individuals that are based in the business and as they have grown they are now finding that they need a new person that can learn with the existing team and be a long term solution to the growing need.

The business are based on the outskirts of St Albans and have limited access to local amenities but does have parking and excellent managers to work alongside.

Duties:

• Accurately entering data from invoices ensuring correct nominal coding and VAT treatment using the system
• Accurately checking invoices received electronically to identify why they have not auto-matched and auto-processed
• Raising queries and following these up on a minimum of a weekly basis until resolved
• Ability to process high volumes of data.
• Ensuring authorisation procedures for purchase invoices and credits are followed.
• Assisting with the purchase Ledger inbox
• Reconciliation of Supplier Statements
• Obtaining copies of missing invoices /credits and queries
• Setting up and maintaining supplier accounts and bank details
• Liaising with colleagues to resolve any invoice queries.
• Liaising with suppliers to resolve any invoice queries.
• Chasing outstanding returns with branches

Person Spec:

• Previous experience of at least 12 months in a similar role within a finance environment would be advantageous.
• Sound knowledge of accounting principals
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• For this role experience of Microsoft Excel skills would be desirable including VLOOKUP
• Solution orientated who thrives on problem solving.
• Ability to develop a strong working relationship with all levels of employees and suppliers.
• Providing administrative support and assistance in providing an efficient and effective service to contribute to the achievement of departmental objectives.