Purchase Ledger Clerk

Sayjo Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk for a full-time permanent role in Halifax. The successful candidate will manage high-volume invoices and accounts payable with proficiency in Excel, particularly the VLOOKUP function. Responsibilities include maintaining accurate records, performing reconciliations, and collaborating with procurement. This role offers a supportive team environment with opportunities for development and onsite benefits such as free parking and staff events.

Benefits

Free onsite parking

Training and development opportunities

Staff events and community support

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a purchase ledger or accounts payable role is essential.
• Familiarity with Excel formulas, especially VLOOKUP.
• Great attention to detail and the ability to work under high volume.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records of all purchase transactions and ensure timely processing.
• Statement and CIS reconciliations via Excel.
• Collaborate with the procurement team for tracking purchases.

Skills

VLOOKUP expertise

Strong data entry skills

Ability to manage queries

Team collaboration

Tools

Excel

Accounting software

Job description

An experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk is required to join our client in Halifax for a permanent and full time role. Focused on analytical work and reconciliations, you will be a pro with VLOOKUP function on Excel.
This role sits with a busy team that have high volume postings and invoices on a daily basis, where you will be accountable for ensuring accounts payable is up to date and accurate at all times. This position requires proficiency in various accounting software and strong analytical skills with the ability to manually reconcile data and use Excel formulas to reconcile against real time job records.

Sayjo Recruitment Ltd are recruiting on behalf of our client for this full time and permanent role.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records of all purchase transactions and ensure timely processing of invoices.
• Statement and CIS reconciliations via Excel
• Detailed analysis of supplier invoices and terms
• Managing queries regarding supplier invoices and credits required
• Collaborate with the procurement team to ensure accurate tracking of purchases
• Processing and assessing overhead invoices
• Creation of regular BACs runs for approval
• General support and administration across the team

We are looking for :

• Proven experience in a purchase ledger or accounts payable role is essential
• Familiarity Excel formulas especially VLOOKUP and general accounting systems
• Strong data entry skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team while managing individual responsibilities
• Ability to work with high volume postings
• Great team skills

Further details :

Offering a full time and permanent role of 8–4:30 Monday to Thursday and 8–4 Friday, this is a role that will allow you to learn new skills and develop the role as an integral part of the team. With free onsite parking, lots of brilliant staff events and a host of charity and community support, incentives, rewards and training, our client is offering a great career in a support team.

To find out more, send your full CV today to Louise at Sayjo Recruitment. We aim to reply to applications within 48 working hours and we may close the advert earlier than shown.