Purchase Ledger Assistant

We are looking for a process-driven and enthusiastic Purchase Ledger Assistant. Reporting to the Purchase Ledger Manager, this role will be crucial for maintaining all invoice, expense, and credit note processing, ensuring accuracy across the ledgers, performing reconciliations, but also keeping up high standards of service and satisfaction for both our suppliers and internally within the business.

Day to day you could expect to (but not limited to):

• Process and code the general ledger
• Produce supplier and expenses payment runs, including BACs and one-off manual payments
• Deal with queries relating to invoices and payments from a variety of stakeholders
• Request receipt of supplier statements and reconcile these to ensure the ledgers are accurate
• Ensure accounts payable and company financial obligations are met, and financial controls/processes adhere to company policies
• Manage the development, documentation and maintenance of transactional processes
• Identify process improvements, helping strengthen the control environment and increase efficiency
• Be an enthusiastic advocate of change, embracing it as the company continues to grow and expand

About you...

As a Purchase Ledger Assistant, you will have superb communication skills whilst dealing with internal and external stakeholders, both sensitively and professionally. You will be confident, articulate, and passionate, oozing enthusiasm.

As our business grows you will need to be adaptable and keen to identify opportunities for improvements. You will also need

• Strong transactional accounting knowledge
• Proven experience within a fast-paced finance function
• Excellent IT skills
• High attention to detail, well organised, and process driven

• Experience in manual invoice processing is preferred