Purchase & Sales Ledger Administrator

IPS Group; Brighouse; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

IPS Group in Brighouse is seeking an experienced Accounts Payable & Sales Ledger professional to join the finance team. This hands-on role covers both purchase and sales ledgers and offers the chance to take on ad-hoc finance duties and support to the wider finance function.

You will manage supplier accounts, process invoices, reconcile statements, and help drive timely payments while maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and customers.

Qualifications

• Proven Accounts Payable experience and Sales Ledger expertise.
• Organised, accurate and able to liaise with suppliers and customers.
• Comfortable with ad-hoc finance duties and audits.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier accounts, processing invoices and credit notes.
• Process purchase invoices including PO matching, nominal coding, currency and VAT.
• Set up new supplier accounts and reconcile statements.
• Prepare supplier payment runs for authorisation.
• Investigate supplier account discrepancies and resolve issues.
• Maintain the sales ledger and set up new customer accounts.
• Produce customer statements and credit limit reports.
• Assess creditworthiness and manage credit limits.
• Liaise with customers, credit insurers and internal teams to ensure timely payments.
• Assist with annual audit and general finance admin.

Skills

Accounts payable

Sales ledger

PO matching

VAT handling

Tools

Excel

Job description

Our client in Brighouse is looking to recruit an experienced Accounts Payable & Sales Ledger professional to join its finance team.

This is a hands-on role covering both purchase and sales ledger, with the opportunity to broaden your experience by picking up a range of ad-hoc finance duties and supporting the wider finance function.

The Role

• Manage supplier accounts, processing invoices and credit notes.
• Process purchase invoices including PO matching, nominal coding, multiple currencies and VAT rates.
• Set up new supplier accounts and reconcile supplier statements.
• Prepare weekly/monthly supplier payment runs for authorisation.
• Investigate and resolve supplier account discrepancies.
• Process employee expenses and credit card reconciliations.
• Maintain the sales ledger and set up new customer accounts.
• Produce customer statements and credit limit reports.
• Assess customer creditworthiness and manage credit limits in line with company policy.
• Liaise with customers, credit insurers and internal teams to ensure payments are received on time.
• Pick up ad-hoc general finance administration.
• Assist with the annual audit and provide support to colleagues across the finance function.

We are looking for someone with good Accounts Payable and Sales Ledger experience, who is organised, accurate and confident dealing with suppliers, customers and internal stakeholders.