Description
Purchase ledger clerk to work on a 6 month temporary basis to permanent.
Main duties will be to be responsible for the end-to-end processing of all transactions within the accounts payable function, ensuring all stakeholder needs are met. To be proactive in our service to internal and external vendors/suppliers, and in our resolution of problems. To always provide a professional approach and ensuring best practice. To assist the AP Manager in progressing the AP department forward from the predominantly manual process-driven function to a more automated P2P function, through updated systems, processes and procedures.
You will be:
– Responsible for the end-to-end processing of Accounts Payable
– Requesting and following up on credit note requirements and queries.
– Reconciliation of supplier statements where applicable.
– To assist in the maintenance of effective internal and external controls
– Supplier focused approach with all transactional enquiries.
– Identifying and managing problem accounts and related reconciliations.
– Provide support to the other AP assistants on their ledgers as and when required.
– Assist the Accounts Payable Manager in development and training initiatives.
– Ownership of the new supplier process to ensure good controls and audit requirements are met.
– Ownership of the end-to-end business rates process (collating/processing/paying).
– Assisting the AP manager with the payment cycles.
– Responsibility over the reporting and resolution of any debit balances throughout the AP ledgers.
– Be a source of advice/support for the accounts payable team and for the wider business on aspects of account payable processing.
Experience, Skills & Qualifications:
– Experience of high-volume processing, both in terms of documents and queries.
– Experience of a multi-site business.
– Experience of working with suppliers of differing sizes and types.
– Experience of dealing with challenging situations, with the ability to adapt and overcome.
– Experience of dealing with change.
– Proactive and self-driven.
– Analytical and methodical.
– Ability to communicate effectively across all levels of business and in all formats.
– Ability to delve into the detail where required without losing site of the end goal.
– Ability to manage priorities and meet tight deadlines.
– Sensitive to team dynamics and coaching other team members.
– Focused on process and system improvement.
Hybrid working is on offer and you will be based in the office 3 days a week and 2 days from home
