Purchase Ledger Assistant

2 weeks ago


Orpington, United Kingdom Hired Limited Full time

My client are a leading construction consultancy based in the heart of Orpington and they need a Purchase Ledger clerk to join their busy finance team. This is an immediate 12 month contract vacancy, if you have the relevant experience please apply.

**Role**:

- You will be recording all invoices onto sage once checked and authorised by relevant personnel/managers
- Payment of invoices by BACS / CHAPS, chasing outstanding invoices, supplier statements reconciliations
- Checking monthly expenses (signatures and receipts) initiating payment by BACS
- Reconciliation of Credit card statements and posting to Ledger
- Monitoring and recording petty cash at Orpington, recording other offices petty cash receipts onto Sage
- Entering Journals in Purchase Ledger
- Entering BACS supplier payments
- Subcontractor analysis
- Processing mileage
Accurate data entry
- Attending group meetings when required as directed by the manager
- Maintaining regular contact with all internal clients at the appropriate level
- Undertaking work in a diligent manner
- Reporting progress to the manager keeping them appraised of important issues
- Ensuring that training needs are identified and addressed
- Attending regular performance reviews
- Any other duties delegated by Team Leader.
**Person Specification**:
**Essential Criteria**:

- You will be professionally dedicated, innovative and enthusiastic with a flexible approach to work
- Good attention to detail is required
- Knowledge of Excel
- Experience in using accounting software - ideally Sage
- You need to be well organised to prioritise your work to meet deadlines
- You will have previous experience in a professional services environment (desirable)
- You will need to be resilient as the job is pressured at times to meet the needs of the business
- A good communicator in written and spoken English as you will be dealing with senior stakeholders and clients within the business.

Hired are working exclusively on this opportunity, so you won't see this role advertised anywhere else.

Hired acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

Hired Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer.



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