Purchase Ledger Clerk

Impact Recruitment; Northampton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A small accounting firm in Northampton is seeking an Accounts Assistant to handle purchase ledger tasks and ensure timely supplier payments. The ideal candidate will have experience in accounts and excellent communication skills. This full-time role offers 24 days of holiday plus bank holidays and a permanent contract.

Benefits

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension

Shutdown for Christmas

Qualifications

• Experience with purchase ledger is essential.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative is required.
• Excellent verbal communication skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Match and code high volume invoices.
• Produce monthly reports.
• Oversee supplier statements and perform bank reconciliations.
• Provide daily cash reports and process purchase invoices.
• Maintain the petty cash account and perform clerical tasks.

Skills

Logical thinking

Excellent communication skills

Telephone manner

Good IT skills

Knowledge of MS Office

Job description

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Do you have experience of purchase ledger, and are looking to continue your career within accounts?

Would you like to work for a small business where you can work as part of a close-knit team, have autonomy for your work?

If so, this could be an exciting challenge for you!

This role requires both previous accounts experience and a strong customer service & administration skillset: you will act as the first point of contact for suppliers, either via phone or email. You will also oversee the purchase ledger and ensure payments are made on time and offer any other support to the team and finance manager as required.

Duties and responsibilities for the Purchase Ledger Clerk

• Matching and coding of high volume invoices
• Produce monthly reports
• Supplier statement and bank reconciliations
• Daily cash reports, allocation of payments and receipts and processing of purchase invoices.
• Order consumables as required.
• Maintain petty cash account, general filing and clerical tasks.
• Any other support to the team and manager as required.

Skills and experience required for the Accounts Assistant:

• Logical, methodical and can work on your own initiative.
• Excellent communication skills and telephone manner.
• Good I.T. skills - Full system training will be provided
• Knowledge of MS Office
• Full-time, Monday to Friday 8.30-17.00
• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays plus shutdown for Christmas.
• Company pension
• Permanent contract

If you have the relevant experience we are looking for, we would like to hear from you. Please note, due to the high volumes of applications we receive daily, should you not be contacted within 72 hours, your application is unsuccessful.

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