Purchase Ledger Clerk: Fast-Paced Finance Role

Juice Recruitment; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Juice Recruitment is partnering with our client in Gloucester to recruit a Purchase Ledger Clerk. You will join a friendly, established finance team offering variety, autonomy and scope to develop.

Key duties include coding and processing supplier invoices, reconciling statements, and assisting with month end. This full-time role is Monday to Friday, with salary up to £33,000 per annum. A great opportunity to grow in accounts payable.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years experience in purchase ledger or accounts payable.
• High volume data entry with accuracy under deadline.
• Knowledge of double entry bookkeeping and VAT treatment on purchases.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to spot discrepancies.
• Clear, professional communication with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Register, code and process supplier invoices and credit notes matching against purchase orders and delivery notes.
• Post high volumes of invoices per week, meeting month end and payment run cut offs.
• Reconcile supplier statements to ledger accounts and resolve differences.
• Prepare and run weekly/monthly payment proposals, including BACS runs.
• Investigate and clear debit balances, unmatched items and aged invoices.
• Handle supplier queries by phone and email, escalating disputes where needed.
• Process staff expense claims and petty cash where required.
• Assist with month end close.
• Support audit requests and provide documentation for statutory or internal audits.

Skills

Purchase ledger

Attention to detail

Supplier communication

Tools

Invoices processing software

Job description

Juice Recruitment is partnering with our client in Gloucester to recruit a Purchase Ledger Clerk. You will join a friendly, established finance team offering variety, autonomy and scope to develop.

Key duties include coding and processing supplier invoices, reconciling statements, and assisting with month end. This full-time role is Monday to Friday, with salary up to £33,000 per annum. A great opportunity to grow in accounts payable.