Purchase Ledger Input Clerk

SF Partners; Grantham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Recruitment are recruiting a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join a Grantham based business on a temporary basis. The role focuses on processing invoices and maintaining accurate ledger records within a busy finance team, with systems changes underway.

The position is office-based, starts immediately, and offers a salary of £25,000 per annum. It is a temporary assignment for 2 months with potential to continue on a rolling basis.

Qualifications

• Purchase Ledger or Accounts Payable experience in a busy finance team.
• Experience with invoice processing and supplier reconciliations.
• Ability to adapt to new systems and processes quickly.

Responsibilities

• Process high volumes of purchase invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Maintain Purchase Ledger records and reconcile supplier accounts.
• Prepare supplier payment runs for review and approval.
• Support month-end processes and general transactional finance duties.
• Assist during implementation of new finance systems and processes.

Tools

Sage

Sage Intacct

Job description

SF Recruitment are currently recruiting for a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join a Grantham based business on a temporary basis.

Salary: £25,000pa

Contract: Temporary initially for 2 months, with the potential to continue on a rolling basis

Location: Grantham

Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9:00am - 5:30pm and Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm

Working arrangement: Fully office-based

Start date: Immediate start required

This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy finance team during a period of significant systems and software change. The business is currently implementing a number of new systems, creating a need for an additional pair of hands within the Purchase Ledger function.

The role will be heavily focused on invoice processing and maintaining the accuracy of the Purchase Ledger, alongside supporting the wider finance team with supplier payments, reconciliations and general transactional finance duties.

The role will include:

Purchase Ledger

• Processing and inputting a high volume of purchase invoices accurately and efficiently
• Maintaining accurate Purchase Ledger records
• Reconciling supplier accounts and investigating any discrepancies
• Preparing supplier payment runs for review and approval
• Producing and distributing remittance advices

Expenses and Payments

• Reviewing and processing employee expense claims
• Administering company credit card transactions and claims
• Supporting with general supplier and payment queries

Finance Support

• Assisting with month-end processes
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records
• Providing general support to the wider Finance team as required
• Supporting during the implementation of new finance systems and processes

About you:

The successful candidate will have previous experience within a Purchase Ledger, Accounts Payable or Invoice Processing role and will be comfortable working in a busy transactional finance environment.

You will have strong attention to detail, good organisational skills and the ability to pick up new systems and processes quickly. Experience of Sage or Sage Intacct would be advantageous, although not essential.

Any experience using AI tools or AI-led invoice processing solutions would also be beneficial, particularly given the ongoing systems implementation.

Due to the urgent nature of this requirement, candidates must be available to start at short notice.