Rotheram Carrington Financial Recruitment have great pleasure, in supporting a market leading business in their recruitment of a Purchase Ledger Clerk.  This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join a supportive and friendly team, who can accommodate part-time working hours.  This Purchase Ledger job reports into the Finance Manager and sits as part of the wider accounts function.

About the role:

We are looking for an organised and proactive Purchase Ledger Clerk to join a supportive and friendly Finance team. This is a varied role providing administrative support across the finance function while ensuring the smooth processing of purchase invoices, purchase orders and financial data. The successful candidate will also support the wider business through general office administration and maintain excellent communication with internal departments and external suppliers.

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, possess excellent attention to detail and be able to manage multiple tasks whilst maintaining a professional and customer-focused approach.

Your new role:

Finance Duties

• Raise supplier purchase order requests via the ERP system and internal systems
• Submit invoices to the Central Accounts Payable team for direct posting
• Assist with the processing of supplier invoices onto internal finance systems
• Work collaboratively with internal departments to ensure invoices are processed accurately and within month-end deadlines
• Monitor the Finance email inbox daily, distributing invoices to the relevant departments, whilst directing suppliers to the appropriate contact
• Provide support with Accounts Payable and supplier enquiries
• Assist with Credit Control requests, including providing copy invoices and supporting documentation
• Review weekly payment run reports received from the Accounts Payable team
• Update daily cashbooks
• Raise customer credit notes
• Complete weekly sales uploads from internal systems into the ERP system
• Complete daily and weekly purchase uploads from internal systems into the ERP system
• Investigate and resolve data mapping issues to ensure transactions are posted to the correct vendor accounts
• Order office stationery on an ad hoc basis using the purchase order process
• Provide general administrative support to the Finance department as required

Administration Duties

• Provide general office administration support, including answering telephone calls, managing incoming post and carrying out general office duties
• Monitor and distribute emails received into the Accounts inbox, ensuring correspondence is forwarded promptly to the appropriate department
• Maintain professional, courteous and responsive communication with colleagues, suppliers and customers at all times
• Support the smooth day-to-day running of the Finance office through effective administration

To be successful in this role you will need: 

• Previous experience in an administrative or finance support role
• Good understanding of Purchase Ledger and Accounts Payable processes
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Strong attention to detail with high levels of accuracy
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
• Competent in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Outlook and Word
• Knowledge of SAP, or other ERP systems would be advantageous
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team

Key Competencies:

• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Problem-solving ability
• Customer-focused approach
• Team player with a flexible attitude
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Professional and confidential manner
• Positive and proactive approach to work

What’s on offer:

• An exciting opportunity to join a fast paced, established finance department.
• Great onsite working environment, with free parking
• Flexible part time working hours, Monday to Friday can be accommodated.  Typical hours would be 9am to 2pm (30 hours) – so perfect around school hours
• Up to £30,000 PR dependant on experience
• Looking to recruit the right permanent person as soon as possible

Should this part time Purchase Ledger Clerk job be of interest, please click on the apply now and forward an updated copy of your CV.  We look forward to hearing from you.