Purchase Ledger Clerk

Portakabin; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension with life insurance

Health & wellbeing services

Cycle to Work

Employee discounts

Learning & development

Career progression

Annual volunteering day

Job summary

Portakabin, based at our Head Office in York, is seeking a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join the Central Finance team. You will process invoices and payments accurately and timelinely in line with agreed terms, ensuring end-to-end SAP processing and supplier liaison.

You should have purchase ledger experience, be proficient in MS Excel/Word/PowerPoint, and hold GCSEs including Maths and English. The role offers 25 days leave plus benefits and a 2.5% potential bonus.

Qualifications

• Purchase ledger / accounts payable experience.
• Knowledge of administrative processes in a finance environment.
• Proficient with MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• GCSEs including Maths and English.
• SAP experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Process payments and invoices within agreed timescales.
• Control end-to-end scanning, develop templates, and input invoices into SAP for timely completion.
• Plan and prioritise workload to meet internal and supplier deadlines.
• Provide support to the wider finance team.
• Liaise with colleagues to understand requirements and resolve issues swiftly.
• Be a key contact for wider teams on queries.

Skills

Purchase ledger experience

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Education

GCSEs including Maths and English

Tools

SAP

Job description

Application Deadline: 20 November 2026

Department: Central Finance

Location: Head Office

Compensation: £25,500 - £28,000 / year

Description

Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join our team in York.

As a Purchase Ledger Clerk, you will process all invoices and payments accurately and in line with agreed terms and timescales.

Role Details

• Annual salary of up to £28,000 depending on skills and experience, plus potential annual-on-target bonus of up to 2.5% subject to business performance
• Role based: York, YO32 9PT
• Contract type: Permanent
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.

In this role, as Purchase Ledger Clerk you will be required to

• Following procedures, process payments and invoices within agreed timescales.
• Controlling the end-to-end scanning solution, developing standardised templates, and processing invoices into SAP for timely completion by the team.
• Apply knowledge of the business to plan and prioritise workload to meet agreed timescales for internal teams and external suppliers.
• Work with the wider finance team to provide excellent support and service to the rest of the business.
• Liaise with wider teams and colleagues to understand requirements and resolve any issues swiftly.
• Be a key point of contact for wider teams to address any queries or concerns.

Benefits & Opportunities as Purchase Ledger Clerk

• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day

Our Ideal Candidate as Purchase Ledger Clerk

• Knowledge of administrative processes & procedures within a finance environment.
• Purchase ledger / accounts payable experience.
• Competent in using Microsoft packages including MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Minimum GCSE or equivalent including Maths and English.
• SAP experience is desirable

Even if you do not match all of our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.

We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing TBC.

NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.