Purchase Ledger Clerk

Confidential; Preston; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

24 days' annual leave plus bankhol

Job summary

Confidential, Preston-based, is seeking an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk / Accounts Assistant for a maternity cover contract. You will join a busy finance team managing the purchase ledger across two group companies and handling high invoice volumes.

The role includes invoice processing, supplier reconciliations, and supporting payment runs using Xero, with on-site hours Mon–Fri. FTC 6–9 months, salary £30,000 (pro rata).

Qualifications

• Experience in purchase ledger, accounts payable or similar transactional finance role.
• Comfortable handling high volumes of invoices.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Processing a high volume of purchase invoices
• Coding and matching invoices accurately
• Managing the purchase ledger across two group companies
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Investigating and resolving invoice discrepancies
• Handling supplier queries
• Supporting payment runs
• Maintaining accurate supplier accounts and records
• Processing and maintaining information using Xero
• Supporting the wider finance team with additional accounts duties when required
• There will also be scope to take on wider finance responsibilities if you have the experience and would like greater variety within the role.

Skills

Purchase ledger

Invoices processing

Supplier reconciliations

Communication with suppliers

Xero usage

Team player

Tools

Xero

Job description

Your new company

An established and growing group of businesses based in Preston is looking to recruit an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk / Accounts Assistant to join their finance team on a maternity cover contract.

You will be joining an established and growing facilities management and commercial building services business based in Preston. The organisation delivers a wide range of services across facilities management, construction, maintenance, heating and building services, with a particularly strong presence within the healthcare sectors.

Your new role

Working as part of a busy finance team, you will take primary responsibility for the purchase ledger across two businesses within the wider group. This is a high-volume purchase ledger position, processing over 1,000 invoices per month, so you will need to be highly organised and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Processing a high volume of purchase invoices
• Coding and matching invoices accurately
• Managing the purchase ledger across two group companies
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Investigating and resolving invoice discrepancies
• Handling supplier queries
• Supporting payment runs
• Maintaining accurate supplier accounts and records
• Processing and maintaining information using Xero
• Supporting the wider finance team with additional accounts duties when required
• There will also be scope to take on wider finance responsibilities if you have the experience and would like greater variety within the role.

What you need to succeed

You will have previous experience within purchase ledger, accounts payable or a similar transactional finance role and ideally be comfortable dealing with high volumes of invoices.

You will be:

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Confident managing a busy workload and meeting deadlines
• Experienced in invoice processing and supplier reconciliations
• Comfortable communicating with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Confident using accounting systems
• A strong team player who is happy to support across the wider finance function

What you'll get in return

• Monday to Friday, on-site in Preston
• FTC for 6-9 months with potential for extension
• Salary - 30,000 (pro rata)
• Flexible start and finish times, with the business open from 6:30am to 5pm. 40 hours per week
• 24 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• Free on-site parking
• Opportunity to gain exposure to a multi-company finance environment
• Scope to take on wider accounting responsibilities depending on your experience