Job Title: Purchase Ledger Clerk
Location: Hitchin Office
Salary: £23,000 per annum
Job Type: Full-Time/Contract 9-12 months fixed term- 37.5 hours per week but flexibility will be required to meet the demands of the role
The Role:
To perform daily clerical duties and ensure accurate financial records are kept complying with company and legal requirements. Responsible for the management and ongoing relationship with suppliers is key, ensuring prompt payment of invoices and developing and maintaining a comprehensive financial filing system for the department. The role requires someone that is passionate about finance and capable of managing their time in an orderly fashion. We have recently moved to SAP for our accounting and therefore experience with SAP is a real advantage.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Processing of supplier invoices
- Set up of new accounts and maintain existing details within the Purchase Ledger
- Reconciliation of supplier accounts
- Processing of business expenses
- Administering BACS and supplier payments
- Petty cash reconciliation
- Intrastat reporting
- Answering phone to deal with supplier and internal staff queries
Key KPIS:
- Keeping supplier payment days <35 days where possible
- Accurate reporting of Intrastat to HMRC/Audit requirements
- Close down days at end of month
Experience, Knowledge and Qualifications:
- Friendly, enthusiastic and a good team player
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Efficiency, accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to multi task and time manage
- Excellent working knowledge and experience of Sage, Excel and online banking systems
- Minimum of 5 GCSE’s (A-C) including maths and English
- QBE Bookkeeping/AAT Foundation in Accounting Level 2
Person Specification:
- Ideal candidate will have experience with SAP
- Excellent organisational skills and able to work to fixed deadlines
- Excellent telephone manner
- A versatility and willingness to take on a variety of tasks as necessary
- An outgoing and approachable persona able to build relationships with suppliers, staff and team members
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Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Accounts Administrator, Accounts Clerk, Finance Clerk, Finance Administrator, Finance Assistant, Finance Admin, Accounts Admin, Purchase Ledger Clerk, Accounts Clerk, Accounts Payable Assistant, Purchase Ledger Administrator and Purchase Ledger Assistant may also be considered for this role.
