Purchase Ledger Clerk

**Purchase Ledger Clerk**:

- Job Reference: jes34
- Date Posted: 15 February 2023
- Recruiter: Partners Employment
- Location: Melksham, Wiltshire, England
- Salary: On Application
- Sector: Accounting & Finanace
- Job Type: Permanent
- Work Hours: Full Time
- Contact: Jessica Szafran
- Telephone: 01225 710972

**We are looking for a Purchase ledger to join the team in Melksham**

**Roles and responsibilities are divided between the two assistants and include duties below.**

**Purchase ledger**:

- Maintaining supplier details
- Following up overdue orders
- Ensuring that invoices are passed quickly between authorisation points and returned to the Bursary within the required timescale
- Reconciling supplier statements on a regular basis
- Preparing BACS runs as required, or raise cheques in limited instances
- Responding to staff and supplier queries
- Ensuring correct coding of recharges
- Completing month-end procedures
- Filing all purchase invoices when processed
- Reviewing the purchase ledger on a regular basis to ensure invoices and payments are correctly matched and debit balances resolved

**Cash management**:

- Petty cash management and reconciliation; ensuring claims are compliant with School procedures - School credit card administration; placing orders for authorised budget holders, record keeping and monthly statement reconciliation
- Preparing banking of cash and cheque receipts
- Assisting house parents with the banking and withdrawal of funds from pocket money accounts Financial management
- Assisting with main school account bank reconciliations and bank payments Account reconciliations as required
- Preparing accruals and prepayments for management accounts
- Monitoring of departmental expenditure
- Fixed assets register and related work
- Project work as required Sales ledger
- Assisting with the preparation of the termly bills and secondary invoicing, involving substantial reconciliation and input work
- Assisting with fees collection Accounts Assistant Job Description September 2019 Other
- Ad-hoc month-end reporting and year-end duties as required by the Accounts Manager
- Assistance with any other clerical duties as required
- Other duties as may be reasonably assigned by the line manager or requested of the post The particular duties and responsibilities may vary from time to time without changing the character of the duties or the level of responsibilities.

**Person Specification Required**:

- Several years’ experience in a busy accounts office
- Demonstrable ability to undertake a variety of accounts tasks
- Sound Excel spreadsheet skills
- Able to demonstrate a high level of numeracy with keen attention to detail
- Able to multi-task and prioritise workload
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Able to work under pressure and ensure deadlines are met
- Able to communicate and present information verbally and in writing in a clear and concise manner
- Able to maintain confidentiality and to be discreet The following would be advantageous, but some training can be given on the job
- AAT Level 4 or similar accounting or bookkeeping qualification
- Previous knowledge of Sage 200 or similar

Please get in contact should you wish to discuss more, we look forward to hearing from you