Purchase Ledger Clerk

Alfrecell Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

We are seeking a Purchase Ledger to join our excellent finance team. Reporting to the Financial Director, the role of Purchase Ledger has overall responsibility and accountability for processing accounts payable invoices and credit notes for the business, covering both of our sites on Clover Nook Industrial Park, Alfreton.

Hours of work – full time, 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with the specific working times being agreed with the successful candidate.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring invoices received are matched to purchase orders or processed manually where applicable.
• Scanning any supplier invoices that are not received via email and matching to the correct supplier account.
• Ensuring correct invoice coding and approvals are compliant with agreed accounting rules.
• Setting up and reviewing weekly and ad hoc payment proposals for director authorisation.
• Investigating and correcting any discrepancies as part of the monthly reconciliation of supplier balances.
• Accurately processing bank transactions, reconciling bank balances in SAP to the bank statements.
• Corresponding with suppliers via telephone or e-mail where necessary.
• Liaising with Purchasing to set up new suppliers in the system, ensuring all financial master data is captured and verified independently.
• Processing employee expense claims in line with agreed timeframes.
• Providing back up financial information to support the financial accounting team and external auditors where required.

Experience

• Strong organisation and communication skills.
• An approachable team player with a willingness to learn with the support of the team.
• IT literate with experience of using Microsoft Excel.
• Previous experience in a similar role would be desirable but is not essential as training can be provided for the right candidate.
• Knowledge of SAP and IT systems would be beneficial, but training can be provided.

If you are a motivated individual looking to further your career in finance, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity as a Purchase Ledger with our Company.

Job Type: Full-time

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Reference ID

AFC/PL/March 2025

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries

Manufacturing