Purchase Ledger Clerk

Forge Talent; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Forge Talent are supporting a growing global business with a newly created Purchase Ledger Clerk role in a hybrid working environment in the UK. You will own end-to-end payables, process POs and vendor invoices, and manage multi-currency payments for blue-chip suppliers.

Ideal candidates have prior end-to-end Purchase Ledger experience, strong Excel skills, and excellent communication abilities. You will work within a fast-paced team, with opportunities to develop within the ledger and finance

Qualifications

• Previous end-to-end Purchase Ledger experience.
• Experience with blue-chip clients in a global business environment is advantageous.
• Ability to manage a high volume of transactional processing accurately in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent time management and prioritisation in line with business needs.
• High accuracy with a right-first-time approach.
• Able to work well in a team or independently as required.
• Intermediate/Advanced Excel skills and strong system proficiency.
• Ability to start on a reduced notice period is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Processing and inputting a high volume of overhead invoices, ensuring accuracy.
• Processing Purchase Order related invoices, verifying items and volumes.
• Processing weekly and monthly supplier payments in multiple currencies; same-day payments as required.
• Completing regular supplier statement reconciliations and requesting missing invoices as needed.
• Liaising with suppliers and clients via telephone and email to resolve queries.
• Supporting wider finance team and audit processes.

Skills

Excel skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Team player

Communication skills

Job description

Purchase Ledger Clerk/ Growing Global Business / End to End Role/ Hybrid Working/ Excellent Benefits

Forge Talent are supporting a highly successful global service provider with a newly created opportunity to support their UK and European Purchase Ledger Team.

This is an ideal role for an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. You will take responsibility for the end-to-end payables process (posting, processing, matching of POs and payment) with the opportunity to advance within the role and department.

Experience of working on international/ stock ledgers is advantageous, although not essential.

You will be responsible for managing relationships with a global ledger of blue-chip suppliers in a vibrant and people focussed environment.

An ideal opportunity for a positive, personable and professional team player with excellent written and verbal interpersonal skills.

• Processing and inputting a high volume of overhead invoices, ensuring accuracy.
• Processing Purchase Order related invoices, ensuring that the items and volumes are correct.
• Processing weekly and monthly supplier payment runs in multiple currencies. Making same day payments as required.
• Completing regular supplier statement reconciliations, requesting copies of missing invoices as required.
• Liaising with suppliers and clients via telephone and email to proactively resolve queries.
• Liaising with the wider internal sales and administrative teams as required to support the query resolution process.
• Complete Duty, Tax and carriage invoice processing and reconciling in Excel.
• Supporting the wider finance team as required to provide correspondence and support the audit process.

Purchase Ledger Clerk Required Experience:

• Previous experience in an end-to-end Purchase Ledger role.
• Experience of working with blue chip clients within a global business environment is highly advantageous.
• The ability manage a high volume of transactional processing work, accurately in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to build rapport and develop strong working relationships at all levels with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks in line with business needs accordingly.
• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail with a "right first time" approach.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team, supporting departmental goals whilst also having the ability to work independently as required.
• The ability to remain calm in a fast paced and multitask driven role.
• A positive, passionate and people focussed approach to the role, with a desire to develop in an Accounts Payable career path.
• Intermediate/ Advanced Excel skills and strong computerised system skills.
• The ability to start work on a reduced notice period is highly advantageous although not essential.

If you are an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk, seeking an opportunity that will enable you to develop and take ownership over your role and ledger, as part of a high energy team and business - We are very keen to speak with you.

Only applicants currently living within a commutable distance of the job location will be considered.