Purchase Ledger Clerk

RK Accountancy; Wilmslow; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Statutory pension (4% employee, 4% -em

Death in Service 3 x annual salary

Sickness scheme

25 days holiday

Free parking

Job summary

RK Accountancy is recruiting a Purchase Ledger Clerk for a site-based role in Alderley Edge. The role handles day-to-day supplier invoice processing, reconciliations and payment runs, with a focus on accuracy and timely resolution of queries.

You will engage with internal teams and external suppliers, ensuring smooth financial operations. The ideal candidate has 2+ years accounts payable experience, strong communication, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Accounts payable experience of 2 years plus solid experience.
• Good telephone manner, together with good communication both verbal and written.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Team player.
• Ability to manage supplier issues and elevate to the supervisor as required.
• To assist all departments as required.
• Exceptional organisational skills and be able to prioritise work.
• Process driven individual.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day processing of supplier invoices for multiple group companies.
• Liaise with suppliers to resolve invoice queries professionally.
• Ensure monthly supplier statement reconciliations and timely resolutions.
• Match invoices to purchase orders and clear discrepancies.
• Post daily cash and assist supplier accounts per policy.
• Generate weekly payment runs for approval and payment.
• Handle invoices on hold efficiently and support ad-hoc processes.

Skills

Accounts payable

Phone excellence

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Prioritisation

Process driven

Education

AAT part-qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

This leading business in Alderley Edge is looking for a Purchase Ledger Clerk:

Office-based 9am-5.30pm with 1 hour lunch (unpaid)

The Role

• Responsible for the day-to-day processing of supplier invoices for a number of Group companies
• The role will require the successful candidate to engage professionally with internal and external stakeholders via email and phone to resolve and clear queries efficiently, whilst taking ownership of invoices on hold and proactively working through any issues to improve invoice processing in future
• Undertake monthly supplier statement reconciliations dealing with any outstanding items to ensure timely resolution
• Identify areas where improvements could be made to drive efficiency in future and communicate these to relevant team members
• Dealing with an ad-hoc request from regional teams including sundry payment processing and any general enquiries
• Support finance team during year end audit with any information request received from auditors

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple mailboxes and input invoices on the system in line with agreed processes
• Liaise with suppliers to professionally resolve any invoice queries
• Ensure supplier statement reconciliations are performed monthly and any queries are dealt with promptly wherever required
• Match invoices to purchase orders working with relevant teams to clear any price or volume discrepancies wherever required
• Posting of daily cash
• Assisting new and existing supplier accounts in line with company policy.
• Generate weekly payment run for approval and payment
• Efficient and timely management of invoices on hold in the system
• General office duties including answering calls, scanning and printing
• Supporting the wider finance team with any ad-hoc processes as required

The Person

Essential:

• Accounts payable experience of 2 years plus solid experience.
• Good telephone manner, together with good communication both verbal and written
• Good interpersonal skills
• Team player
• Ability to manage supplier issues and elevate to the supervisor as required
• To assist all departments as required
• Exceptional organisational skills and be able to prioritise work.
• Process driven individual

Desirable:

• Good excel skills
• AAT part-qualification

Benefits:

• Statutory pension (4% employee, 4% employer)
• Death in Service 3 x annual salary
• Sickness scheme
• 25 days holiday
• Free parking!

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