Purchase Ledger Clerk

Trial Balance; Redruth; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Trial Balance is seeking a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join our finance team at the headquarters near Redruth. The role is full-time and permanent, offering a busy, supportive environment within a long-standing services business operating across the UK.

You will manage supplier queries, process invoices, and help with month-end activities. The ideal candidate will have 6–12 months of recent purchase ledger experience, be highly numerate with strong attention to detail, and comfortable using MS

Qualifications

• 6–12 months of recent purchase ledger or similar experience.
• Experience in a modern finance function is desirable.
• Strong IT skills, with proficiency in accounting software and MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Act as initial point of contact for supplier enquiries and liaise with colleagues to resolve discrepancies.
• Monitor the accounts payable email addresses.
• Administer the purchase order system.
• Create and locate invoices with correct VAT status and coding.
• Reconcile supplier statements.
• Ensure payment authorisation of supplier invoices.
• Assist with month end procedures.
• Assist with AP system process improvements.
• Support the Financial Controller with ongoing accounting projects.

Skills

Numerate

Attention to detail

Quick learner

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been exclusively engaged by a long standing client, a very well established services business operating throughout the UK. The company seeks to recruit a Purchase Ledger Clerk, a full time, permanent role to be based at the business headquarters on outskirts of Redruth.

The position works as part of a friendly and highly experienced finance function that operate in a fast-paced environment.

Core responsibilities to include:

• Act as an initial point of contact for supplier enquiries and liaise with colleagues across all remits to resolve discrepancies
• Monitor the accounts payable email addresses
• Administer the purchase order system
• Creation and location of invoices ensuring appropriate VAT status and invoice coding
• Reconciliation of supplier statements
• Ensure payment authorisation of supplier invoices
• Assisting with month end procedures
• Assisting with AP system process improvements
• Assist the Financial Controller with ongoing accounting projects

For this role we seek a candidate with a minimum of 6-12 months of recently gained experience, ideally gained within a modern finance function. Candidate’s may be part or fully AAT, or consider themselves to have suitable vocational experience. Applicants should be highly numerate with great attention to details, and be quick to learn and develop new skills. The business is technology driven so sound IT skills also essential with previous experience using digital accounting packages and/or MS Excel highly beneficial.