Purchase Ledger Clerk

7 days ago

Lancashire, United Kingdom SSE Full time

**About the Role**

**Base Location**:Altrincham

**Salary**: £19,100 - £24,500 + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing.

**Working Pattern**: 12 month Fixed-Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available
- This role is an ideal opportunity for a proactive, forward-thinking individual to join a fast-paced department. Working within a small team you will have the scope to get involved in a variety of tasks within the Finance department, with the key responsibilities being:_
- Core Purchase Ledger Duties, processing of all purchase invoices and credit notes, matching to purchase orders as appropriate
- Non-Core Purchase Ledger Duties, processing of all purchase invoices and credit notes, matching to purchase orders or coding to branch and GL code as appropriate
- Preparation of general ledger journals
- Expenses, analysis and posting of employee expenses information, including liaison with internal staff for full guidance where necessary
- General assistance, maintaining balance sheet reconciliations, general assistance to finance department as required including providing cover for Cash Administration
**What do I need?**

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

- Good organisational skills, with the ability to work well under pressure
- A conscientious attitude with a strong level of attention to detail
- The ability to regularly communicate well with customers, colleagues and your manager
- Previous Purchase Ledger experience in a busy Accounts department
- Good capability with Microsoft Excel and ERP/accounting software
**About our Business**

Our SSE Finance function has a key part to play in fulfilling SSE's obligations as a UK-listed company, providing expertise and services that can be shared across the SSE Group, and working in partnership with all businesses to provide services tailored to their specific needs. SSE operates in a highly regulated and increasingly competitive environment, and our role is to ensure that we gather, compile, analyse and recommend on the financial strategy for our businesses, identifying opportunities to drive efficiencies and create value for SSE now, and in the future.

**What’s in it for you?**

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

**Next Steps**

EXTERNAL: Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.

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