Purchase Ledger Clerk

Purchase Ledger Clerk Great Dunmow, Essex£20,000 - 24,000 - per annum

StormX Recruitment are recruiting for an entry-level Purchase Ledger Clerk to join a growing multi-site business in Great Dunmow, Essex. This is a great opportunity for a highly numerate individual with the right aptitudes and motivation.

You’ll be looking to start your career in finance and potentially begin or continue with your AAT studies - study support will be offered.

Reporting to the Purchase Ledger Manager, you will be supporting the day-to-day running of the Purchase Ledger department as well as assisting in Cash reconciliations.

The company offer hybrid working, great benefits and opportunities for learning and development.

The main purpose of the role:• To ensure all expenditure across the business is approved and matched to PO numbers• To ensure all cash and card receipts are reconciled in a timely manner• To ensure consistent, precise, and timely accounting procedures are adhered to for the group• To develop and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders

Key accountabilities• Ensure all invoices are posted to the correct site and/or statutory company• Reconcile supplier statements, investigating and solving any variances• Allocate all payments in timely manner• Ensure operators are banking cash on a regular basis and that bank reconciliations are accurate• Assist with yearend audit and the preparation of the company’s statutory account• Any other ad hoc work

Skills & experience• Initiative and a can-do attitude are essential• Strong attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communication skills• Experience of working to tight reporting deadlines• Experience of Excel