Purchase Ledger Accountant

2 months ago


London, UK, United Kingdom CER Financial Full time

Purchase Ledger Accountant

The job holder will be responsible for maintaining expense accounting records including the purchase ledgers and purchase orders. The job holder will also participate in the provision of control and reporting services for management and produce expense accounts information for the Office.

The right person will come from Buyer’s side or Financial Services.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • You will be responsible for carrying out the day-to-day operational activities of the purchase ledger, including coding/matching invoices/purchase orders, processing staff expenses, weekly payment runs, wire payments and reconciliations.
  • Collaborating with eternal suppliers.
  • Setting up of new supplier accounts and maintaining existing account details.
  • Reviewing costs back to contracts.
  • Updating and managing workflows in the accounting system, and any other changes including managing year end process
  • Monitoring, reconciling and reviewing the daily processing of transactions into the accounting systems, and assisting in the production of accounting information and reports.

JOB DESCRIPTION

  • Maintaining the accounting records to the required standard and in compliance with accepted accounting principles, and collating and analysing financial and non-financial information as required in accordance with the reporting timetable.
  • Assisting in the development and maintenance of financial controls and procedures to safeguard the assets of the Office to the required standard, and in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.
  • Taking responsibility for the quality and timeliness of the accounting data.
  • Taking responsibility for the Office’s petty cash and per diems.
  • Carrying out ad hoc tasks and projects as required, including the development and preparation of presentations.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES:

  • 1-3 years’ experience, including direct relevant experience in purchase ledger, preferably in a UK-based financial services organization.
  • Experience with reconciliations and monthly control processes
  • Competence in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
  • Numerical or business-related degree preferred.
  • Ideally already studying for or having obtained an AAT certificate, and with the long-term ambition to achieve a recognised accounting qualification


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