Purchase Ledger Assistant

Salary/Rate:£24000 - £25000 per annum
Job type:Perm
Location:Sheffield, South Yorkshire

About the Role

Sewell Wallis is currently working with a leading South Yorkshire business that is looking to recruit a Purchase Ledger Assistant. This Sheffield business will invest in you as a person and also offer a supportive team culture.

In terms of experience for this Purchase Ledger Assistant role, this company is looking for a driven and passionate individual who has experience processing a high volume of purchase ledger invoices.

What will you be doing?

  • Processing invoices
  • Reconciliation of supplier statements and escalation point for query resolution
  • Responsible for clearing aged invoices and managing the timely processing of unapproved invoices
  • Point of contact for queries and escalations for Suppliers, supported by Senior members of the team
  • To support Senior team members of the team as and when necessary with ad hoc tasks
  • Prioritisation of workload effectively throughout the day to ensure all requirements are met

What skills are we looking for?

  • You have strong communication (written and verbal) skills
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
  • Time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
  • Experience of the process and principles of Accounts Payable within the Finance department
  • Computer literate
  • Good working knowledge on Open Accounts (desired but training will be given) or a similar accounts payable system

Whats on offer?

  • Various discounts
  • Free parking

Apply below, or for more information, 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/6406Post Date: 27.11.25

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Lewis Walker

Lewis Walker

Senior Consultant | Transactional Finance

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