Purchase / Sales Ledger Clerk

Purchase/Sales Ledger Clerk

Based in Stafford

Full time – Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm

Annual Salary: £24k per annum

Our client is looking for a Purchase/Sales Ledger Clerk to join their team in Stafford, in early January 2025. 

The ideal candidate will have good communication skills and a passion to deliver quality customer service.

Use of Microsoft Office and some experience in an accounts environment is preferable.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

• Maintain a purchase ledger by receiving supplier invoices for processing.
• Receive income information from stores for analysis and processing.
• Assist Accounts Assistant with ad-hoc duties

DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES

• Receive Purchase Orders and invoices from suppliers for reconciliation.  Check details on invoices ensuring VAT and discounts are correct.  Process the data through to accounts, ensuring the correct cost centre and department are used.

• Liaise with supplier’s, dealing with telephone and email queries regarding outstanding payments, keeping within credit limits and checking statements of outstanding invoices at month end.

• Receive weekly sales information from stores.  Check receipts match to VAT status and checking the cash received.  Assist in the banking of the cash at bank.  Liaise with stores where necessary.

• Process the sales information onto Sage 50 accounts system, ensuring the correct VAT status, cost centre and department are used.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply ASAP.

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