Purchase & Sales Ledger Clerk

Our client is seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Purchase & Sales Ledger Clerk to join their finance team. This role reports into the Accounts Supervisor and is ideal for someone who enjoys a varied accounts and administrative position.

Key Responsibilities

• Accurately process purchase and sales ledger entries
• Maintain ledgers, journals, and spreadsheets
• Perform financial checks, calculations and reconciliations
• Reconcile supplier statements and accounts
• Manage credit control and debt chasing
• Handle bank transactions and journal postings
• Monitor retentions and applications
• Upload and manage supplier insurance documentation
• Assist with preparation of statutory accounts
• Provide general accounting, administrative and basic HR support
• Handle incoming calls, mail, filing etc.

Key Attributes

• Previous experience in a similar accounts or finance role is desirable
• Organisational skills
• Confident working with numbers and financial data
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with customers, suppliers and external agencies
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office and other office-based software

Benefits

• 20 days holiday and after 5 years it rises to 25 (plus bank holidays)
• Auto enrolment pension
• Option to take out AXA private healthcare after 6 months probation (employee only)

Please note: Due to the large volume of applications we receive for each position we will only be able to respond to applications received with the relevant skills.  Should you not hear from us within a week, unfortunately on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

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Consultant: Donna Jackson