Purchase & Sales Ledger Administrator (FTC)

Valeo Foods; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension up to 10%

Death in service

Cycle to work scheme

Plus more!

Job summary

Valeo Foods UK is seeking a Purchase Ledger Administrator for a 12-month fixed term contract in Blackpool, with hybrid work (3 days on site, 2 days remote). You will support the Central Finance Team by processing supplier invoices and payments.

Key duties include processing purchase ledger invoices, resolving queries, reconciling supplier statements, handling sales ledger transactions, and ensuring overdue accounts are managed while communicating with internal teams and external suppliers.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year’s experience within a finance based role.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
• Clear and effective communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments.
• Positive and proactive work attitude.
• Flexibility and openness to adapt processes as the business grows and evolves.

Responsibilities

• Processing purchase ledger invoices (including managing the authorisation process).
• Resolving purchase ledger account queries with suppliers and cost centre owners.
• Monthly reconciliation of supplier statements.
• Process all sales ledger transactions in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensure timely and effective resolution of overdue accounts. Ensure that new orders are not released to overdue customers.
• Maintain open lines of communication with customers, addressing inquiries, disputes, and payment arrangements professionally.

Skills

Finance administration

Organisational skills

Communication

Proactive attitude

Flexibility

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

At Valeo Foods UK we bring together a family of much-loved UK food brands supported by the scale and ambition of a global investment partner. From Kettle’s bold crunch to Rowse’s natural sweetness, through to Matthew Walker and Barratt Sweets, our portfolio blends heritage, craft and category-leading innovation.

Alongside our branded portfolio, we are also one of the UK’s largest suppliers of private label products, partnering with major retailers to deliver quality and category expertise that meets the needs of millions of households every week.

As a business, we’re on a journey of transformation. We’re strengthening our operations, driving quality and investing in our people. It’s an exciting, fast-moving environment where heritage meets new thinking, and where every colleague contributes to shaping the future of food across the UK.

Join us and play your part in building the next chapter of some of Britain’s most loved brands.

Job Description

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Location: Blackpool (Hybrid – 3 days on site, 2 days WFH)

We are looking for a Purchase & Sales Ledger Administrator to work hybrid with 3 days per week on site, with 2 days working from home

The Purchase & Sales Ledger Administrator will play a key role in supporting the Central Finance Team by ensuring supplier invoices are processed accurately, and payments are made on time. This position requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and effective communication with both internal departments and external suppliers.

• Processing purchase ledger invoices (including managing the authorisation process).
• Resolving purchase ledger account queries with suppliers and cost centre owners.
• Monthly reconciliation of supplier statements.
• Process all sales ledger transactions in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensure timely and effective resolution of overdue accounts. Ensure that new orders are not released to overdue customers.
• Maintain open lines of communication with customers, addressing inquiries, disputes, and payment arrangements professionally.

Other duties

• Providing support during the annual audit period as required.
• Processing ad-hoc payments and matching these to the ledgers on a timely basis.
• Cover the reconciliation of bank deposits and payments as needed.
• Other ad-hoc duties that may arise

Qualifications

Our Purchase Ledger Administrator will have:

• Minimum of 1 year’s experience within a finance based role
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.
• Clear and effective communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments.
• Positive and proactive work attitude.
• Flexibility and openness to adapt processes as the business grows and evolves.

Additional Information

• Matched pension scheme up to 10%
• Death in service
• Cycle to work scheme
• And plenty more!

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