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Purchase Ledger Assistant - 6 Month FTC

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Purchase Ledger Assistant - 6 Month FTC
St Albans | Up to £35k
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We are recruiting for a Purchase Ledger Assistant to join a successful and rapidly growing company based in central St Albans. The role is a 6-month FTC initially, however there is potential for a permanent opportunity.
The Purchase Ledger Assistant is responsible for the timely and accurate preparation and loading of all invoices and credit notes onto the ledger, the allocation of all payments and the reconciliation of supplier statements to the ledger.
What’s In It For You
- Salary: up to £35k
- 35 hour working week, 9am-5pm
- Free Parking Permit
Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring all Invoices/Credit Notes are appropriately approved in line with the approval matrix, within agreed deadlines and payment terms.
- To accurately code post all Invoices/Credit Notes.
- To ensure that all Payments are correctly allocated.
- To ensure that all Purchase Ledger Accounts are reconciled with supplier statements/payments, chasing supplier’s invoices and resolving any discrepancies.
- To manage the historic Purchase Ledger – regularly investigating and clearing Debit Balances and other outstanding historic items.
- Assist with Month end processes.
- Process Expenses in line with the company’s expense policy and to ensure employees’ expense reimbursements are made in time.
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What The Employer Is Looking For
- Previous Purchase Ledger/Accounts Payable experience.
- An understanding of the trading accounting process and accounting reconciliation techniques.
- Intermediate Excel and accounts package experience, ideally Netsuite.
- Accustomed to processing in a high-volume environment.
- Effective communication skills; verbal, electronic, and written.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and to work to deadlines.
- Ability to achieve targets whilst maintaining accuracy.
- Analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent numeracy skills.
- Having a “can do” attitude and a flexible approach to achieving team priorities.
- Willingness to learn and develop.


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