Purchase Ledger Pro: Growth & Benefits

Future Prospects Group Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Simplyhealth medical cash plan

Life assurance

Annual Bonus

Holidays 26 + 8 bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Professional development opportunities

On-site parking

Job summary

Future Prospects Group is recruiting a Purchase Ledger Assistant in Newark for a full-time, permanent role within the finance team. You will manage end-to-end purchase ledger duties, coordinate expenses, and gain exposure to month-end and payroll processes.

The role offers responsibility for high-volume invoice processing, three-way matching, supplier queries resolution, and weekly BACS payments, with opportunities for development in a structured finance environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a purchase ledger, accounts payable, or finance assistant role.
• Ability to process up to 1,000 supplier invoices per month with accuracy.
• Hands-on reconciliation of supplier statements and corporate credit cards.
• Strong IT skills, especially Excel and ERP packages.
• Good communication to resolve supplier queries with internal teams and suppliers.
• Payroll exposure is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Process up to 1,000 supplier invoices per month with accurate coding and timely ledger entry.
• Perform three-way matching of POs, goods receipts and invoices.
• Investigate invoice queries and pricing discrepancies with procurement.
• Reconcile supplier statements and clear outstanding items.
• Administer corporate credit cards and employee expenses.
• Prepare and process weekly BACS payments and ad-hoc supplier payments.
• Support Ledger Manager with month-end close reconciliations and audits.
• Provide admin support to payroll and cross-cover within finance.

Skills

High-volume invoice processing

Excel proficiency

ERP experience

Attention to detail

Payroll exposure

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Future Prospects Group is recruiting a Purchase Ledger Assistant in Newark for a full-time, permanent role within the finance team. You will manage end-to-end purchase ledger duties, coordinate expenses, and gain exposure to month-end and payroll processes.

The role offers responsibility for high-volume invoice processing, three-way matching, supplier queries resolution, and weekly BACS payments, with opportunities for development in a structured finance environment.