Purchase Ledger Assistant

Our client, an ambitious and dynamic company providing resourcing solutions, is seeking a Purchase Ledger Assistant to join their accounts team.  As well as being involved in the duties below the role also offers scope to progress by assisting the Management Accounts team on a regular basis. The successful candidate will be working within a friendly accounts team to complete the following. They would welcome applications from candidates who are immediately available.

Salary and benefits:

• Circa £26,000
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• 10% performance related bonus (paid annually)
• 4% Pension contribution (after 3 months service)
• Private healthcare scheme (after 3 months service)
• Full study support
• Hybrid working (2 days from home / 3 days in the office)
• On-site car parking

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Management and control of the purchase ledger function
• Processing and payment of contractor invoices and expenses
• Processing and payment of overhead invoices
• Setting up of new suppliers
• Query resolution
• Contracts and supplier account data management
• Preparation of gross pay calculations (110 employees)
• Net pay entries
• Liaising with outsourced payroll providers
• Payroll administration (updating contracts, amendment letters)
• Liaison with pension provider

Skills and experience required:

• Over 2 year’s purchase ledger experience required
• AAT Level 2 required – AAT Level 3 desirable
• Desire to make the role their own and build relationships with contractors and client handlers for full understanding of existing contractor base & involvement in the contract to payment process
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (Pivot tables / VLOOKUP’s)
• Experience in the use of NetSuite Accounts software would be advantageous but is not essential
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal