Purchase Ledger Assistant Horley, Surrey, South East England, England
Job description
Purchase Ledger Analyst
Full time/permanent.
Based in either Bristol or Horley.
Hybrid (2 days per week in office). May be up to 5 days a week in office during training.
Salary is £28,000 - £31,000 pa.
Prefer AAT studier/or wants to study.
Our client is a fast-growing technology-based business and has built a market leading position. They are a passionate, and friendly team who thrive on solving problems and with data integrity at the heart of everything we do.
The role
To provide a high-quality purchase ledger function and ensure all relevant key performance indicators are followed.
Key responsibilities & accountabilities
- Effectively deliver high quality purchase ledger transactional processing for the group
- Obtain prompt authorisation of purchase invoices.
- Undertake thorough Supplier Statement Reconciliations to identify and immediately rectify any discrepancies.
- Monitor the purchase ledger mailboxes and ensure all internal and supplier queries are dealt with promptly.
- Prepare and process monthly payments runs for each of the group companies, including meeting with the Finance Director
- Analyse and challenge the accuracy and consistency of purchase invoices.
- Process expenses claims and credit card statements.
- Be confident to identify and suggest process improvements.
- Undertake ad hoc project work as required.
- Support the sales ledger function by generating accurate and timely sales invoices.
- Strive to assist the department in meeting Key Performance Indicators in relation to the timeliness, accuracy and completeness of sales invoicing.
- Produce regular reporting for management purposes.
- Proactively seeks ways to improve Finance processes and systems.
- Participate in regular training/ learning activities to maintain and develop skills and knowledge.
- Ensure the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by what you do; use work equipment provided safely and co-operate with managers to provide safe systems of work.
- Any other reasonable duties as required.
What you'll bring
Behaviours:
- Consistently professional, confident and calm even in challenging situations.
- Demonstrate a customer focused approach; and an expectation of others to do likewise.
- Supportive and helpful team player with a flexible and positive attitude.
- Proactively share knowledge, skills and experience with others to increase team performance.
- Deliver a high volume of quality work on time.
- Strive to get things right first time.
- Strive to meet objectives and improve performance.
- Highly organised with good attention to detail
- Prioritise work well.
- Work effectively and responsibly without close supervision.
- Reflect and evaluate own performance in order to identify areas for improvement; maintain a learning and development plan.
Communication & Interpersonal Skills:
- Articulate, professional and clear verbal communication skills.
- Present information clearly and in an engaging way
- Good interpersonal and rapport-building abilities.
- Precise and appropriate written communication skills.
- Good telephone manner
- Good listener; can understand the needs of customers and colleagues
Technical Skills & Knowledge
- Maybe studying towards AAT or have a demonstrable interest in a career in Finance.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
- Keep up to date with advances in business area, new methods and ways of working.
- Strong administrative and organisational skills.
- Intermediate knowledge of Excel, Word and Outlook.
- Confident and accurate use of departmental computer systems/databases.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £28,000.00-£31,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Work from home
Work Location: In person
