Purchase Ledger Clerk
About the Role
Sewell Wallis is working with a well-established business based in York, who is currently looking for an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk to join the business and assist with the purchase ledger process.
The successful candidate will be required to manage several purchase ledgers for the business so previous experience with accounts payable/purchase ledger is essential.
What will you be doing?
- Maintaining the company's purchase ledger in accordance with the department objectives including (but not exclusive) paying invoices and credit notes in accordance with payment terms, clearing debit balances and applying payments to invoices.
- Processing invoices daily onto the appropriate practice ledger and posting accurately into the GL. Setting up new and amending existing vendors in accordance with the procedures.
- Ensuring that invoices are approved, if not they are to be placed on hold within the system. Proactively reviewing the on-hold invoices weekly and chasing invoices for authorisation.
- Issuing and reconciling credit cards accounts and to check claims.
- Ensuring invoices are coded to the correct nominal ledger codes, cost centres and departments where applicable.
What skills are we looking for?
- A minimum of 2 years' experience in Purchase Ledger or a similar role.
- Strong communication skills.
- Good organisational skills.
- Have the ability to multitask and have good attention to detail.
What's on offer?
- Strong progression.
- On-site parking.
- Hybrid working.
Send us your CV below, or contact Becky Gibson for more information.
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.
