Purchase Ledger Assistant

Salary/Rate:£25000 - £26000 per annum
Job type:Perm
Location:Sheffield, South Yorkshire

About the Role

Sewell Wallis is recruiting for a leading Sheffield-based business who are leaders within their field. This business has been growing at a rapid rate recently and has huge plans for growth.

Due to expansion, this South Yorkshire firm is looking for a Purchase Ledger Assistant to join their team.

What will you be doing?

In this Purchase Ledger Assistant role, you will be:

  • Working with stakeholders to ensure expenses/credit card transactions and travel data feeds are processed efficiently.
  • Analyse unapproved, unprocessed, and draft expense items.
  • Handling and resolving queries to ensure transactions are processed and allocated to matters promptly.
  • Processing out-of-pocket payments and direct debits through the bank portal and 3E.
  • Administration of Corporate Credit Card Programme.
  • Reconciling monthly credit card statements for 300+ users.
  • Regular audit of corporate credit card holders.
  • Working with Financial Accounts to reconcile the balance sheet account.
  • Providing monthly reports to budget holders.
  • Working with Cashiers to complete bank reconciliations.
  • General queries and calls from stakeholders and suppliers.
  • Knowledge of the Accounts Payable function to allow full exposure of all team activities.

What skills are we looking for?

  • Good analytical skills.
  • Experience in purchase ledger in a busy environment.
  • Experience reconciling bank accounts and transactions.
  • Flexible, with the ability to multitask.
  • An attention to detail in meet the high standards of accuracy required.
  • Able to work under time pressure demanded by tight deadlines.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with a focus on customer service.
  • Ability to manage different stakeholders confidently and diplomatically.

What's on offer?

  • Hybrid working.
  • Generous holiday scheme.
  • Free parking.

To apply, please send your CV below or contact Lewis Walker.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.

Job ref: LW/5810Post Date: 24.04.25

Meet Our Recruiter

Lewis Walker

Lewis Walker

Senior Consultant | Transactional Finance

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