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Purchase Ledger Clerk

Gleeson Recruitment Group
Posted a month ago, valid for 2 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

Salary

£22,000 - £26,400 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Gleeson is partnering with a retail business in Birmingham City Centre to support their finance team during a period of expansion into the wholesale market.
  • The company is looking to hire a temporary finance professional for 6 months to assist with a significant increase in invoices and finance-related tasks.
  • Candidates should have a minimum of 12 months experience in a Purchase Ledger role and be immediately available or on a short notice period.
  • The role involves processing high volumes of invoices, reconciling supplier statements, and supporting various finance functions, with potential for permanent placement if growth continues.
  • Salary details were not specified in the job description, but the position offers hybrid working and ongoing support from Gleeson Recruitment Group.

Gleeson are excited to be partnering with an amazing retail business based in the Birmingham City Centre to support them with an upcoming project within their finance team. This business have recently started expanding their products to the wholesale market and this has resulted in a massive increase in invoices and other finance related tasks. As a result this business are needing to bring someone in on a temporary basis to support with the increased demand within the team.

This role will be looking after predominantly purchase ledger tasks, however the day to day of this role can be quite broad while you support in a range of other areas such as sales ledger, treasury, management accounts, analysis, etc.

This role is expected to be a temporary role for 6 months at this stage, however what is really exciting about this role is that if this growth pattern continues, the business are open to converting this position to permanent.

Key responsibilities:

  • Processing a high-volume amount of invoices, matching these invoices with purchase order numbers.
  • Reconciling supplier statements.
  • Resolving invoice queries.
  • Assisting with costing reviews on a quarterly basis.
  • Reviewing aged creditors and working with the Head of Finance to reduce these.
  • Liaising with the Head of Finance to review invoices that could be posted as accruals and prepayments, chasing details when information is missing.
  • Supporting with other areas such as sales ledger, treasury, management accounts, analysis, etc.
  • Other ad-hoc support to the Head of Finance.

Candidate Attributes and Skills:

  • Have previously worked within an Purchase Ledger role, with a minimum of ideally 12 months.
  • Have the opportunity to take on an exciting, in depth amount of Purchase Ledger experience which will provide exposure to more senior responsibilities - allowing you to grow!
  • Be someone who sees themselves as a team player who is eager to chip in to get a joint task done.
  • Be immediately available, or on a short notice period (one week) as this role is needing to begin quite quickly!

Benefits:

  • Work alongside the Head of Finance to gain experience within the more senior tasks of this role, as well as a range of other interesting tasks, allowing you to grow and expand your experience ten-fold during this role!
  • Hybrid working.
  • Ongoing support from Gleeson Recruitment Group as an agency to ensure you are successful during this temporary position, providing constant support to ensure you get the most out of this role (potential extension/permanent conversion).

At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer.By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.