Purchase Ledger Clerk

**Job Title: Purchase Ledger Clerk**

**Hours 40 hours per week**

**Shift Monday - Friday 08.30 - 17.00**

**Rachel's**

Rachel's is an organicdairy based in Aberystwyth, West Walesand are the winners of 5 Great Taste Food awards. Founded by local farmers we were the UK’s first certified organicdairy. We are now proud to be part of Lactalis, the largest dairy productsgroup in the world.

**Job Purpose**

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the global Lactalis Group. You will ensure supplier invoices are accurate and correspond with the purchase orders and delivery notes prior to payment in accordance with company policies and procedures. You will be responsible for our Import & Export Documentation, ensuring customs declarations are made in accordance with HMRC guidelines.

**Your duties will include**:

- Entry of Purchase Ledger Invoices and Credit notes into our finance accounting system, purchasing system and Inventory control system.
- Timely validation, investigation and process of all supplier invoices and credit notes.
- Ensure weekly payment runs and international payments are carried out in a timely manner.
- Daily review of purchase ledger
- Requisition / purchase orders not raised, Missing Invoices, Missing delivery notes and allocation errors.
- Checking Supplier Statement each month and follow up for any missing invoices.
- Resolving any discrepancies and claims as they are received.
- Monthly review and maintain aged creditors.
- Setting up / amending supplier’s details as per set procedure and keeping records of it.
- Post all manual payments and receipts onto supplier/customer accounts.
- Daily maintaining and reconciling of bank cashbook by checking payments and receipts to bank statements (bank reconciliation).
- Daily maintaining and reconciling of Petty cash book.
- Maintaining Cash flow spreadsheet.
- Preparing monthly balance sheet reconciliation.

This is a great opportunity to join a reputable, local employer with stable hours and long term career prospects.

**Skills we need**

You will be experienced in an accounting role and familiar with finance regulations. You’ll have good maths skills with the ability to spot numerical errors. Excellent knowledge of MS excel and the ability to handle sensitive, confidential information.

**Salary and Incentives**
- We offer a competitive benefits package including;
- Competitive salary depending on qualifications and experience
- 33 days’ holiday
- Guaranteed hours
- Life insurance (3 x annual salary)
- Company sick pay
- Enhanced Pension Scheme (Employer 5%, employee 3% contribution)
- Medical cover via Healthshield Scheme
- Free on-site parking

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Aberystwyth: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application question(s):

- Do you have the right to work in the UK?
- Do you have the required experience for this position?

Work Location: In person