Purchase Ledger Clerk

Trial Balance; Truro; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established services business is looking for a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join their dynamic finance team. This full-time, permanent role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing flexibility between home and office. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing supplier inquiries, administering purchase orders, and ensuring timely payment authorizations. With a focus on detail and numeracy, this position is ideal for those with a passion for finance and technology. Join a friendly and experienced team in a fast-paced environment where your contributions will be valued and recognized.

Qualifications

• 6-12 months experience in a finance function is preferred.
• Candidates should be numerate with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Act as a point of contact for supplier enquiries and resolve discrepancies.
• Administer the purchase order system and reconcile supplier statements.

Skills

Numeracy

Attention to detail

IT skills

Digital accounting packages

MS Excel

Education

AAT qualification

Vocational experience in finance

Tools

Purchase order system

Accounting software

Job description

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been exclusively engaged by a long standing client, a well established services business with customers located throughout the UK. The company seeks to recruit a Purchase Ledger Clerk, a full time, permanent role to be offered on a hybrid working arrangement if required - two days per week from homes and a minimum of three days based at the business headquarters in Truro.

The position works as part of a friendly and highly experienced finance function that operates in a fast-paced environment. Core responsibilities include:

1. Act as an initial point of contact for supplier enquiries and liaise with colleagues across all remits to resolve discrepancies.
2. Monitor the accounts payable email addresses.
3. Administer the purchase order system.
4. Create and locate invoices ensuring appropriate VAT status and invoice coding.
5. Reconcile supplier statements.
6. Ensure payment authorisation of supplier invoices.
7. Assist with month end procedures.
8. Assist with AP system process improvements.
9. 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 within a modern finance function. Candidates may be part or fully AAT qualified, or consider themselves to have suitable vocational experience. Applicants should be highly numerate with great attention to detail, and be quick to learn and develop new skills. The business is technology driven, so sound IT skills are essential, with previous experience using digital accounting packages and/or MS Excel highly beneficial.

For further details of this opportunity, please contact Elle Benjamin without delay quoting reference EB9932 ASAP.