Purchase Ledger Clerk

Do you have experience of working in Purchase Ledger? Are you a great team player? Do you have excellent attention to detail? We’re looking for a self-motivated Purchase Ledger Clerk to join a large freight forwarder in Wythenshawe on a temporary basis forat least 6 months. It’s a fixed term contract so you’ll be entitled to all the same benefits as a permanent member of staff.

The Purchase Ledger Clerk is responsible for the day-to-day processing and reconciliation of intercompany accounts ensuring invoices are approved, and ledgers are in order.

**What You Get**:

- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Holiday purchase scheme
- Birthday off
- Counselling service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Pension scheme

**About The Job**:

- The role is initially for a period of 6 months, with a view to extending.
- You’ll be processing large volumes of intercompany invoices in various currencies.
- Dealing with reconciliations, discrepancies, and queries internally.
- You’ll maintain communication with operations to notify them of all queries.
- Meet all deadlines at month end.
- Set up new suppliers ensuring all checks are made beforehand.
- You’ll ensure intercompany ledger standing data is thoroughly maintained.
- Actively contribute to continuous improvement, making recommendations about systems and controls.

**About You**:

- You will have worked as a purchase ledger and may have experience of inter-company accounting processes.
- You’ll have excellent communication skills and be able to establish positive working relationships internally and externally.
- An understanding of foreign currencies would be desirable.
- You’ll be self-motivated, hardworking, and committed with excellent attention to detail.
- Exceptional organisational skills and can work to tight deadlines.
- Quick to identify problems, you’ll offer resolutions in a timely manner.
- You’ll love working in a sociable team
- You’ll be happy to provide cover within the intercompany team.
- IT skills especially Excel and finance systems.

**About The Company**:

- Entrepreneurial, leading Logistics company with a huge international presence who are experts in freight and global shipping.
- Rapid growth of over 25% YoY.
- High-achieving team who have a community spirit like no other.
- Regularly recognises and rewards their employees.
- They reinvest profits into team development and have won several specialist industry awards.

They are looking to bring someone on board ASAP so if you have the skills get in touch with Lucy Bailey for a chat