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Purchase Ledger Administrator

Optimum Recruitment Group Ltd
Posted 8 days ago, valid for 2 days
Location

York, North Yorkshire YO60, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Optimum Recruitment Group is seeking a Purchase Ledger Assistant for a permanent position in York City Centre.
  • The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a high-volume purchase ledger environment or as an accounts assistant, with strong IT skills.
  • Key responsibilities include processing supplier invoices, reconciling accounts, and ensuring timely payments in accordance with company terms.
  • The salary for this role is up to £25,000, depending on skills and experience, and candidates should be able to demonstrate a high level of numeracy and data manipulation skills.
  • Successful applicants will also need to exhibit excellent customer service skills and the ability to work under pressure while maintaining strong attention to detail.

Optimum Recruitment Group are working with a well-established business in York City Centre who are looking to appoint a Purchase Ledger Assistant on a permanent basis. The role would suit an experienced purchase ledger clerk or accounts assistant with strong IT skills.

The purchase ledger assistant is responsible for processing supplier invoices, reconciling supplier accounts and providing information for payment batches on a timely basis and in an accurate manner, in accordance with company terms.

Duties will include:

  • Ensuring that purchase ledger transactions are processed and carry out month end accounting procedures efficiently ensuring accounting records are up to date.
  • Communicate to line management ideas for improvement, aimed at enhancing performance and efficiency at company, team and personal levels.
  • Check accuracy of accruals to contracts.
  • Manage own supplier accounts and be the main contact for queries and dealing with outcomes.
  • Process high volume of invoices ensuring all invoices are allocated to reflect accurate costs.
  • Ensure supplier statement reconciliations are carried out.
  • Checking of supplier invoices as received, investigating and resolving variances from accrued amounts.
  • Managing a selection of supplier accounts and ensuring that invoices are entered accurately, on a timely basis and paid to company terms.
  • Preparation of invoices ready for payment.
  • Manage supplier accruals for month end deadline.
  • General accounts administration and non-routine payment processing.

As the successful candidate you must be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experience requirements:

  • Previous experience of working in a high volume purchase ledger environment or experience as an accounts assistant.
  • A high level of numeracy and data understanding/manipulation.
  • Proven excel skills including v look ups and pivot tables.
  • Excellent customer service skills as the supplier contact point.
  • Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines with strong attention to detail

Salary up to £25k plus benefits depending on skills and experience.

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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.