Purchase Ledger Clerk (Temporary)

The Pearson Whiffin Recruitment Group; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pearson Whiffin Recruitment Group has partnered with a well-established client in Maidstone to recruit an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk. You will support a busy finance team on an ongoing temporary basis, handling high volumes of supplier invoices and queries.

Key duties include matching, batching and coding invoices, reconciling payments, and ensuring timely payment within terms. Immediate start available for suitable candidates.

Qualifications

• Experience in Purchase Ledger or Accounts Payable required.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Match, batch and code a high volume of supplier invoices.
• Match invoices against purchase orders and delivery notes.
• Carry out payment reconciliations.
• Investigate and resolve invoice and payment queries.
• Ensure invoices are processed and paid within terms.
• Maintain accurate Purchase Ledger records.
• Liaise with suppliers and internal departments.
• Support the wider finance team with ad-hoc duties.

Skills

Purchase Ledger

Accounts Payable

High-volume workload

Attention to detail

Job description

We are currently recruiting on behalf of a well-established client based in Maidstone who is looking for an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk to join their busy finance team on an ongoing temporary basis.

Due to an increase in workload, they are looking for someone who can hit the ground running and provide support across the Purchase Ledger function.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Matching, batching and coding a high volume of supplier invoices
• Matching invoices against purchase orders and delivery notes
• Carrying out payment reconciliations
• Investigating and resolving invoice and payment queries
• Ensuring invoices are processed and paid within agreed payment terms
• Maintaining accurate Purchase Ledger records
• Liaising with suppliers and internal departments where required
• Supporting the wider finance team with ad-hoc duties as required

About you:

The successful candidate will have previous experience working within a Purchase Ledger / Accounts Payable role and be confident working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

You will have good attention to detail, strong organisational skills and be comfortable dealing with invoice and supplier queries.

This is an ongoing temporary position with no confirmed end date, working full-time Monday to Friday. Our client is looking for someone to start as soon as possible, so candidates who are immediately available or available at short notice would be particularly suited to the role.