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Purchase Ledger Clerk

Purchase Ledger Clerk

Axon Moore Group Ltd

Posted 20 days ago, valid for 9 days

Preston, Lancashire PR4 0AS, England

Full Time

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

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Sonic Summary

Axon Moore is recruiting for a Purchase Ledger Clerk / Accounts Assistant in Preston, offering a salary between £26,000 and £28,000.
The role requires at least 2 years of experience in a similar position, with a focus on accounts payable and attention to detail.
Key responsibilities include processing invoices, managing supplier reconciliations, and preparing cost analysis reports for department managers.
The position offers excellent benefits, including flexible hours, 25 days of annual leave, and various employee incentives and discounts.
Candidates should possess strong IT and MS Excel skills, and be proactive, self-motivated, and able to manage a high-volume workload.

Purchase Ledger Clerk | £26,000 - £28,000 | Preston | Broad and varied role | Excellent benefitsAxon Moore are pleased to be working alongside a highly-valued client as they look to recruit an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk / Accounts Assistant to their dynamic team. This role is well suited to an enthusiastic and hard-working individual with good AP experience and high-levels of attention to detail who is keen to make an impact in a growing organisation. Key Responsibilities and Duties:

Daily maintenance of invoice scanning & processing system
Importing purchase invoices onto system
Allocating invoices to the correct account and nominal ledger code
Posting invoices and ensuring they agree to accruals
Monthly review of unreceived cost reports to check for issues
Unallocated cash reviews
Ensure purchase invoices are received on a timely basis
Chase for timely approval of invoices and ensure appropriate action is taken if unable to authorise, i.e. contacting supplier
Supplier statement reconciliations
Weekly payment runs
Complete and circulate the daily banking calendar ensuring that historic transactions leave the bank on time to ensure correct forecasting
Prepare and circulate weekly internal cost analysis reports to department managers to help with forecasting and cost control
Manage the Accounts inbox and responding to any queries
Ad-hoc tasks as requested by manager

Required Skills and Experience:

At least 2 years’ experience within a similar role
Experience of complex reconciliations
Able to develop and maintain good internal and external working relationships
Able to efficiently manage a high-volume workload
Good IT and MS Excel skills
Proactive, self-motivated and organised
Able to work efficiently both independently and collaboratively

Benefits:

9am – 6pm w/ 1 hour lunch (flexible hours)
25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays
Birthday off
Discounts
Company pension scheme
Life assurance
Childcare voucher scheme
Incentives and rewards
Free tickets to local and national events
Staff social events
Free on-site parking

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