Purchase Ledger Clerk - Contract

Playground Games Limited; Royal Leamington Spa; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading Xbox Game Studio as a Purchase Ledger Clerk in a hybrid role that combines finance with creativity. This exciting position offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where you'll engage with diverse teams and external stakeholders. Your expertise in Sage and Microsoft Excel will be essential as you manage purchase orders, process invoices, and ensure accuracy in financial reporting. Playground Games values diversity and inclusion, fostering a welcoming atmosphere for all employees. If you're a detail-oriented team player ready to contribute to a fun and innovative culture, this role is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• Experience in a purchase ledger role with Sage and Excel proficiency.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase order tracker and invoice approvals.
• Process purchase ledger invoices and handle supplier queries.
• Assist the finance team with various tasks and maintain accuracy.

Skills

Sage

Microsoft Excel

Attention to detail

Communication skills

MS Office

Tools

Sage

Microsoft Excel

MS Office

Job description

Playground Games is looking for a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join our team on a contract basis.

About us:

As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun.

About the role:

Working closely with the Finance Assistants and wider Finance team, in a fast-paced environment, to deliver effective financial processes within the Company. The role involves engaging with a range of disciplines and external stakeholders and requires the ability to work to deadlines and high levels of accuracy.

This is a contract position requiring a minimum commitment of 30 hours per week. The role is based at our studio in Royal Leamington Spa, with a hybrid work model in place.

What You'll do:

• Completion of purchase order tracker
• Purchase invoice approvals
• Adding and amending supplier accounts on Sage
• Processing of purchase ledger invoices on Sage
• Dealing with supplier queries
• Liaison with internal departments
• Ad-hoc tasks as required by the Finance Manager
• Ensure that all duties, checks and documentation are completed to the required level of accuracy and within defined timelines.
• Perform other duties, and provide general assistance to broader finance team, as may be requested from time to time, commensurate with the role e.g holiday cover

What you'll bring:

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of using Sage for processing and reporting purposes and Microsoft Excel for reporting and analysis purposes
• Knowledge and previous experience in a purchase ledger role
• High attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Professional attitude and ability to work in a confidential manner
• A real team player
• Flexibility to be involved in a number of finance support activities at a time
• Maintain strong working relationships with team members
• Good working knowledge of MS Office inc Outlook, Word, Excel
• Be a champion for Playground Games and everything we produce
• Adhere to company procedures

Playground Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion fuels creativity. We are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and welcoming working environment.

We strive to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members. It drives our innovation and connects us closer to our players. We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion across age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

At Playground Games we recognise the importance of self-development, career progression, well-being and retention of our colleagues. We celebrate difference and welcome everyone to join us and to be themselves at work.

If you require any reasonable accommodation to apply for this position, please contact us on [e-mail]