Purchase Ledger Controller

Fisher German; Ashby-de-la-Zouch; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Holiday entitlement 25–30 days + your

Birthday day off

Enhanced parental leave

Online money saving portal

Death In Service

Employee Assistance Programme

Volunteering Leave (2 days per year)

Job summary

Fisher German is seeking an experienced Purchase Ledger Controller to join the Ashby de la Zouch head office in a permanent, full-time role. The position offers a hybrid working policy with core office hours and strong emphasis on accuracy and teamwork.

As part of a small, friendly finance team, you will manage supplier invoices, reconciliations and BACS runs, while supporting month-end tasks and data cleansing.

Qualifications

• High attention to detail and accuracy in supplier data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication within a finance team.
• Ability to work effectively within a small, collaborative team.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and basic IT systems.
• Experience in purchase ledger or similar finance role is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Processing supplier invoices and credit notes.
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare and process bimonthly BACS runs and ad hoc payments.
• Set up new suppliers and perform Purchase Order control.
• Purchase ledger/supplier data cleansing and month-end support.
• Support the wider finance team as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Microsoft Office

IT proficiency

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Team & Focus of the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Purchase Ledger Controller to join a small & friendly team on a permanent basis, in our Head Office in Ashby de la Zouch. This role will ideally suit you if you’re detail orientated, enjoy working in a vibrant & social office and always give a first-class experience to the wider business.

This is a full-time, permanent role and the hours will be 08.45am – 17.15pm Monday to Friday although there is flexibility with these timings as long as our core hours are covered & we operate a hybrid working policy.

In return, beyond your base salary you will be included in:

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus an additional day for your birthday, and additional days to cover the festive period!
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• An online money saving portal
• Death In Service cover, alongside access to an Employee Assistance Programme which includes health appoints for you and your family
• Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you’re part-time)

Duties will include:

• Processing supplier invoices and credit notes
• Reconcile supplier statements
• Resolve invoice discrepancies and queries
• Prepare and process bimonthly BACS runs
• Process ad hoc payments
• Set up new suppliers
• Purchase Order control
• Purchase Ledger/Supplier data cleansing
• Support month-end tasks
• Support the wider finance team as required

The successful candidate will have...

• Previous experience within a similar role
• High attention to detail
• Great communication skills
• Ability to work effectively within a team
• Strong use of Microsoft Packages – especially Excel
• Competent IT skills

Why Fisher German?

We’ve been around for a while, but it doesn’t mean we are behind the times! Across our office network we offer a hybrid working approach to help our colleagues design their working day to suit their diaries. Some days you might be in the office enjoying a collaborative team day, and other days might see you focussing on project work at home. Wherever you choose to work, you’ll be part of a social and digitally connected workforce with the chance to get involved in a variety of activities, like sports events, pop-up bars, BBQs, CPD days, live leadership updates on Zoom, picnics in the park and lots more.

What’s not to love? We work hard but we also have lots of fun! If that sounds like something you would enjoy, then.

We have a history going back as far as 1830 but have been Fisher German since 2000. We operate UK wide advising and managing a range of client portfolios with national visibility across all the 12-property market sectors; agriculture, commercial, education, green energy & sustainability, healthcare, minerals & waste, public sector, residential, rural, telecoms, third sector and utilities and infrastructure.

Bring Yourself to Work

It’s simple really, we are passionate about what we do, and we want you to be driven to succeed with us. For this to happen, you need to feel supported and included which is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer