Purchase Ledger Vacancy - based in Kettering, NN14
Job Purpose:
A newly created opportunity for a Purchase Ledger Clerk with a preferred background in food manufacturing, to join an exciting new venture Kettering. Reporting directly to the Management Accountant, this dynamic role offers significant variety and is an excellent chance to become part of an organisation experiencing growth and expansion. The business is seeking a Purchase Ledger Clerk to manage all financial transactions, including processing invoices, handling payment runs, and ensuring the accurate maintenance of financial records.
The role also involves auditing financial documents and procedures, reconciling bank statements, and calculating tax payments, while ensuring compliance with all relevant tax regulations.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage the purchase ledger function efficiently, ensuring the accurate recording and processing of invoices, payments, and expenses.
- Assist in reviewing open and processed purchase orders for accuracy.
- Match invoices to GRNs, ensuring correct price, quantity, and GL coding.
- Verify supplier invoices, reconcile discrepancies, and ensure timely approval and payment processing.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, resolving any queries, discrepancies, or payment issues promptly and professionally.
- Process employee expenses and credit card statements, maintaining accurate records of business expenditures.
- Prepare weekly supplier payment runs.
- Reconcile supplier statements and resolve any discrepancies.
- Regularly review supplier accounts and address any outstanding debit balances.
- Support budget owners by analysing spending against budgets and explaining variances.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains within the purchase ledger function, implementing changes to improve accuracy, productivity, and cost-effectiveness.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records.
- Assist with monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes.
- Ensure compliance with financial policies and regulations.
- Support annual audits as required.
Person Specification:
- Ideally, 2 years of experience working with Payables/Purchasing within a business.
- Experience in processing payment runs, purchase orders, and GRNs.
- Knowledge of VAT submissions, including Export/Import of goods, is advantageous.
- Familiarity with Fixed Asset accounting is beneficial.
- Food Manufacturing experience is a significant advantage (but not essential).
- A resilient, energetic, and analytical approach with strong attention to detail.
- Excellent communication, listening, and problem-solving skills.
- Highly organised, self-motivated, and able to work independently.
Benefits:
- 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Generous pension scheme, with an employer contribution
If you are interested, please get in touch ASAP or if this is not the exact role you are searching for, please do not hesitate to contact me directly to discuss other opportunities.
Disclaimer Oasis Business Personnel strives to be an equal opportunities employer and is committed to treating all applicants alike. Oasis Business Personnel does not treat any individual on grounds of sex, age, colour, marital status, race, nationality or ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability or membership or non-membership of a trade union, less favourably than others. All vacancies advertised are open to all ages.
