Purchase Ledger Clerk

LEAD INFORMATION

Job Title

Purchase Ledger Clerk

Site location

Wrexham Industrial Estate

Responsible to

Finance Manager

Responsible for

This role is a key position, responsible for accurately processing invoices, maintaining financial records, and ensuring timely payments to suppliers for a single site of our clients global operation

Client brief

Our client is a world leading manufacturer of high-level engineered products with sites all over the globe

KEY INFORMATION

Reason for vacancy

Maternity leave cover

Contract

8-month contract with possibility for extension should all parties wish to do so on completion

Basic Salary

£25,000 per annum (pro rata DOE)

Hours

24-37.5 hours per week (dependent on candidate requirements)

Full time hours = Monday to Thursday 8am-4.30pm, Fridays 8am-1.30pm. The client ideally wishes for the selected candidate to work full time, but should the ideal candidate require it, there is possibility for them to work as little as 24 hours per week on later start times/earlier finish times or lesser full shifts worked Mon-Fri

Overtime

Not required

Holidays

25 days + 8 Bank Holidays Pro rata

Facilities

Staff parking, canteen and very clean and professional environment

Package on offer

Salary: Range £25,000 pro rata DOE

Pension: 5% min personal contribution, Company contribution of 3%

Annual Leave: 25 days plus 8 BH pro rata

Life Insurance: 2 x annual salary Death in Service

Sick pay scheme

RESPONSIBILITIES

The role

Our client is looking for a contract Purchase Ledger Clerk to join their existing team in Wrexham Industrial Estate for Mat leave cover for a fixed period of 8 months. The day to day responsibilities of the Purchase Ledger Clerk are as follows –

• Purchase Ledger responsibility for one company.


• Filing & matching delivery notes and purchase orders


• Statement reconciliation


• Invoice matching.


• Maintain monthly spreadsheets – Invoice entries.


• Payment entry and matching within accounting system.


• Entry and reconciliation of invoices into purchase ledger system


• Dealing with supplier queries, payment requests via email and telephone


• Payment spreadsheet to send to Associate Vice President - Finance.


• Setting up and processing weekly BACS run payments through accounting system.


• Processing payments through the bank


• Balancing purchases at month end


• Accruals


• Checking synchro system for invoices booked in regularly.


• Liaising with Group FC/Management Act at month end


• Liaising with Purchasing Manager at month end, supply monthly figures.


• Ad-hoc duties

Key skills required

• AAT level 1 or 2 (essential)


• Strong IT skills specifically Microsoft Excel (essential).


• Experience in purchase ledger or accounts payable roles (essential)


• Previous experience within a manufacturing company (preferable but not essential)


• Experience of SAP (essential)


• Sound planning and organisational skills.


• Excellent interpersonal skills, including strong written and verbal communication.


• The ability to work in a team and individually. 


• Systematic, methodical approach to work with the ability to prioritise tasks.


• Good attention to detail


• Excellent problem-solving skills.


• Highly motivated to work using own initiative.  Can-do attitude.


• Comfortable taking calls.