Purchase Ledger Clerk

Impact Recruitment Services; Northampton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A local recruitment agency in Northampton is seeking a Purchase Ledger Clerk to manage the full purchase ledger function. This role requires previous purchase ledger experience and strong interpersonal skills, ensuring effective communication with colleagues, customers, and suppliers. You will be tasked with invoice processing, payments, and maintaining supplier accounts, while also supporting the finance manager. The position offers a permanent full-time contract with a supportive team environment.

Benefits

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Shutdown for Christmas

Unpaid lunch break

Qualifications

• Previous purchase ledger experience; relevant qualification preferable.
• Good attention to detail.
• 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.
• Experience using Kerridge / CDK / Keyloop would be highly advantageous.
• Knowledge of MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Full purchase ledger function including payments and statement reconciliation.
• Matching, checking and coding of invoices.
• Processing payments via BACS/Faster Pay.
• Set up new supplier accounts and maintain details for existing accounts.
• Reconciliation of supplier statements and data entry.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Supplier statement and bank reconciliations.
• Support the team and manager around month-end.

Skills

Purchase ledger experience

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

I.T. skills

Experience using Kerridge / CDK / Keyloop

Knowledge of MS Office

Education

Relevant qualification

Job description

Purchase Ledger Clerk

Northamptonshire (NN1, office-based)

Full-time

Permanent

£28,000

Do you have previous purchase ledger experience, 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 strong interpersonal skills: you will be frequently dealing with colleagues, customers and suppliers via telephone and email. You will oversee the purchase ledger and offer any other support to the team and finance manager as required.

Duties and responsibilities for the Purchase Ledger Clerk:

• Full purchase ledger function including payments and statement reconciliation
• Matching, checking and coding of invoices
• Processing payments via BACS/Faster Pay
• Set up new supplier accounts and maintaining up-to-date details for existing accounts.
• Reconciliation of supplier statements and data entry
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and suppliers
• Knowledge of sales ledger would be an advantage.
• Supplier statement and bank reconciliations
• Any other support to the team and manager as required, particularly around month‑end.

Skills and experience required for the Purchase Ledger Clerk:

• Previous purchase ledger experience; relevant qualification preferable.
• Good attention to detail
• 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
• Experience using Kerridge / CDK / Keyloop would be highly advantageous.
• Knowledge of MS Office

Additional details:

• Full-time, Monday to Friday 8.30-17.00 (1-hour break, unpaid)
• 24 days holiday, plus bank holidays, plus shutdown for Christmas.
• 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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