Purchase Ledger Clerk

Purchase Ledger Clerk focuses on assist other departments with financial and administrative activities from time to time.

What the role involves

• Assist other departments with financial and administrative activities from time to time.
• To ensure that all Purchase Ledger Accounts are reconciled with supplier statements/payments, chasing supplier’s invoices and resolving any discrepancies.
• To manage the historic Purchase Ledger – regularly investigating and clearing Debit Balances and other outstanding historic items.
• Assisting with Month end processes.
• Processing Expenses in line with the company’s expense policy and to ensure employees expense reimbursements are made in time.
• Ensure that the most urgent work is carried out prior to anything else.

Skills and requirements

• The Purchase Ledger Clerk will assist the accounts department as required with various ad hoc financial accounting, analytical and reporting tasks.
• Previous Purchase Ledger experience.
• An understanding of the trading accounting process and accounting reconciliation techniques.
• Intermediate Excel and accounts package experience, ideally Netsuite.

Candidate fit

• Encourages and adopts team goals, understands and appreciates others roles, learns from others, actively encourages teamwork by providing support and assistance to others.

Additional role context

• Effectively communicate and co-ordinate with, Regional Managers, Accounts Department, senior MFG Management, and all other head office departments and personnel.