Purchase Ledger Clerk

JR United Kingdom; Watford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join their dynamic accounts team. The successful candidate will handle supplier invoicing, manage account reconciliations, and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders. This role involves high levels of accuracy, efficiency, and collaboration within the financial operations team, ensuring excellent service delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years purchase ledger experience required.
• Competent IT skills including Excel (vlookups).
• Experience in a large multi-site and cost centre environment.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices and ensure accurate coding.
• Manage and follow up on invoice queries with suppliers.
• Support the yearly audit by providing required samples.

Skills

Numerate

Self-motivated

Effective communication

Prioritisation skills

Organisational skills

Adaptable

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SAP Concur

Job description

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Client:

LHH

Location:

watford, hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Views:

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Description:

Job Purpose:

The Purchase Ledger Clerk will report into the Purchase ledger Supervisor.

Supplier invoices to be processed in a timely manner within payment terms, to build relationships with their suppliers and stakeholders, reconciling supplier accounts, managing supplier queries and keeping stakeholders updated with ongoing queries and other adhoc duties in order to ensure effective, efficient and accurate financial operations; whilst complying with company policies and procedures, ensuring high level of stakeholder service is upheld at all times.

Accountabilities:

• Process supplier invoices, ensure accurate coding, authorisation within deadline
• Following up on invoice queries ensuring suppliers and stakeholders are updated
• Escalating any concerns to Senior Purchase Ledger Clerk
• Setting up new supplier accounts and maintaining existing ones
• Liaising and maintaining a good relationship with suppliers
• Reconciling statement and requesting invoices from suppliers to maintain accounts on a monthly basis
• Work within multiple shared mailboxes ensuring all emails are dealt with and responded to within a reasonable time.
• Providing timely information to other members of the Accounts team and the wider firm.
• Assisting yearly audit (providing samples)
• Work to agreed KPI’s

Personal Characteristics

• Personally, aligned with our core values and beliefs; care, honesty, open, driven and committed.
• The ability to work under pressure and prioritise work demands
• Adaptable and strong organisational skills with ability to meet strict deadlines
• Ability to identify issues and use initiative to solve problems
• Resilient - relishes a challenge, is not afraid of hard work.
• A team player with willingness to help others and go above and beyond their formal role.

Experience and Skills Required

• Numerate
• Minimum three years purchase ledger experience
• Large multi-site and cost centre experience.
• Ability to work effectively within a team.
• Prioritisation and organisational skills and able to work to deadlines
• Self-motivated
• Competent IT skills, including but not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel (vlookups) and PowerPoint.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with internal and external stakeholders
• PLC experience.
• Sap concur experience

The job description is subject to change as the role evolves.