Purchase Ledger Assistant

  • Job Reference: 1212
  • Date Posted: 10 April 2024
  • Recruiter: ProTalent Limited
  • Location: Lewes
  • Salary: £20,000 to £30,000
  • Sector: Commerce & Industry
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Contact: Lydia Sinclair

Job Description

ProTalent are currently working with a fabulous worldwide business with offices in Lewes who are looking for a Purchase Ledger Assistant to join their Finance Team. Amazing package on offer of £20-30k salary and private medical insurance, along with flexible hours and free parking! 

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Inputting purchase invoices to the finance system
  • Matching invoices to POs and ensuring they have been correctly coded and approved
  • Reconciling supplier statements, filing invoices and resolving supplier queries
  • Processing expenses and credit card payments
  • Preparing BACs payments for authorisation
  • Recording and maintaining prepayments
  • Assisting in other ad-hoc duties as required

Essential skills:

  • At least 2 years previous experience in a similar role, industry or practice bookkeeping
  • Be hard working, organised and with strong attention to detail
  • Excellent communication and able to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
  • Good team player with flexible approach to ensure deadlines are met
  • Confident user of Microsoft Office applications

Desirable skills:

  • Strong communication skills and able to communicate effectively throughout the business
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Enthusiastic and able to use own initiative
  • Good team player with flexible approach to ensure deadlines are met
  • Experience of working within a Manufacturing environment would be an advantage
  • Experience of Microsoft Dynamics (or similar system) would be especially useful

The package:

  • Competitive salary package of £20-30k depending on experience
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Private medical insurance
  • 30 days holiday (including bank holidays) per annum with a long-service scheme with your holiday increasing to a maximum of 35 days (including Bank Holidays) per annum
  • Flexible working hours - start-time of 7am - 9am and finish-time of 3:30pm - 6pm
  • Hybrid working - 3 days per week office based
  • Annual group bonus scheme 

To discuss this opportunity in more detail, contact Dominique today.