Purchase Ledger Assistant

Purchase Ledger Assistant // St Helens // £26-28000 DOE // Hybrid

We are partnering with a well-established, growing business which operates within a group that manufactures and supplies a wide range of innovative products to the construction industry.

The role’s main focus is purchase ledger, but the successful individual will potentially touch on other areas of transactional finance in this small, collaborative finance team.

This role provides the opportunity to work in a highly-supportive and welcoming environment, with the high number of long-servers in the business being testament to this.

Duties:

• Match and code supplier invoices
• Supplier statement resolution
• Manage GRNI
• Query resolution with internal and external contacts
• Involvement in process and system improvement
• New supplier set-up
• Sending of remittances
• Deputise for AP Supervisor
• Posting Accrual and Payment journals
• Liaise with other businesses in the group regarding Intercompany balances
• Support process improvement
• Involvement in other ad hoc transactional finance duties

Experience:

• Previous experience working within a finance team
• Solid knowledge of end-to-end accounts payable
• Collaborative team player
• Experience working with multiple currencies is desirable
• Knowledge of VAT
• Highly organised and deadline focused

Holidays are 26 days plus bank holidays and there as a degree of flexibility in terms of working hours, with an early finish on Fridays.