Purchase Ledger Clerk

Ward-Hadaway; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible benefits programme

Health and wellbeing benefits

Job summary

Ward Hadaway is seeking an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk in Newcastle for a 12-month period, reporting to the Accounts Manager. You will manage accounts payable, processing invoices, reconciling statements and ensuring timely payments in a fast-paced finance environment.

The role requires strong organisation, excellent communication, and proficiency with Microsoft Office. Hybrid working and a supportive team form part of the package at Ward Hadaway.

Qualifications

• Experience processing supplier invoices and reconciling supplier statements.
• Proficient in MS Office and IT systems.
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Process internal expenses through the internal workflow system.
• Prepare and import supplier and expenses payment runs into banking systems.
• Set up new supplier accounts and maintain existing account details.
• Reconcile supplier statements regularly.
• Upload and process firm credit card transactions.
• Monitor the shared accounts mailbox.
• Assist with queries from internal teams and external parties.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Job description

This is a Temporary , Full Time vacancy that will close in 9 days at 23:59 BST .

The Vacancy

We're looking an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk to join our busy Finance team in Newcastle, initially for a period of 12 months. If you'd like to play a vital role in a fast-paced, high-impact finance environment, then our Finance team could be for you. Reporting to our Accounts Manager, you'll manage our accounts payable by efficiently processing supplier invoices, reconciling statements, and ensuring accurate and timely payments.

What will I be doing?

• Processing internal expenses through our internal workflow system.
• Preparing and importing supplier and expenses payment runs into the banking systems.
• Setting up new supplier accounts and maintaining existing account details.
• Reconciliation of supplier statements.
• Firm credit card uploading, distributing and processing.
• Monitoring of the shared accounts staff mailbox.
• Assisting with queries both internally and externally.

You'll have

• Excellent organisational skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and good all-round IT skills.
• A flexible approach to work.
• The ability to work well within a team and to prioritise work & meet service delivery requirements.

About us

We're proud to be an independent, full-service law firm providing exceptional legal expertise to businesses, the built environment, healthcare, the public and third sectors, and private individuals. With several office locations around the UK we're one of the UK's Top 100 law firms. When you join us you’ll be part of a team of over 500 passionate and talented individuals who take pride in offering an exciting and supportive environment allowing you to thrive.

We're passionate about promoting wellbeing and equality, diversity and inclusion, with dedicated committees to support ongoing efforts. We recognise that a healthy and thriving firm filled with individuality and differences strengthen our teams, our clients and our communities.

What we can offer you

We’re committed to being a firm focused on support, development, wellbeing and inclusion and we’re always striving to improve. Our commitment to this has been recognised by our achievement of our Gold Investors in People award and by our Hive HR Employee Voice certification.

We reward our people with a whole range of benefits, some core and some flexible, designed to shape a reward package that’s right for you – now and in the future. Our core benefits include:

• An enhanced pension scheme with employer matched contributions of up to 6%.
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (increasing to 28 days with length of service). There is also the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.
• Life assurance cover of 4 times basic salary, with the option to purchase additional cover.
• A range of health and well being benefits.
• Hybrid working with a minimum requirement of 3 days per week working from the Newcastle office.
• We also have a flexible benefits programme where you can purchase a wide range of additional benefits.

The Company

Ward Hadaway is a full-service, UK Top 100 law firm providing exceptional legal expertise to businesses, public and third sectors, and individuals.

From our offices in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Teesside, we combine regional strength with national influence to deliver high-quality, tailored solutions that drive success for our clients.

We remove ambiguity and provide a clear direction and certainty. We build trust with each other and our clients through honest, transparent interactions.

• Respectful

We succeed together. We build and maintain an inclusive firm in which difference is recognised, valued and harnessed.

• Ambitious

We constantly strive and innovate to be the best we can be for ourselves, our teams and the firm.

The Benefits

The important bits

We offer a competitive salary, discretionary bonuses, and a range of benefits to suit your lifestyle.

With flexibility and work-life balance in mind, we offer flexible working options where roles allow such as hybrid working, part-time working and job-sharing.

We want you to feel your best every day and, as well as providing a supportive and inclusive environment, we provide a range of health and wellbeing benefits to help you achieve this.

The fun stuff

We have an active social calendar with plenty of opportunities to get together with your team, wider departments, and cross-office.