Purchase Ledger Clerk

Please note, this vacancy is a 3 month fixed term contract.

We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of eye health and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help.

If you're dynamic, focused have the vision to support our growth and the courage to tell us how we can be even better - come and join us!

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join us at our Head Office in Fulwood, Preston. As a Purchase Ledger Clerk, you responsible for control of all aspects of Purchase Ledger. A highly transactional department of finance includes processing all invoices into SharePoint whilst requesting and allocating all relevant documentation and authorisations.

You will raise purchase orders for multiple departments in line with company process for budgeted costs. Management of all suppliers including collation of payment runs in line with credit limits ensuring smooth operation for business-critical providers.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Process all received supplier invoices into SharePoint whilst obtaining relevant documentation, authorisations and accurate nominal and department coding.
• Sage batch uploading invoices into the ledgers.
• Extensive reconciliations for supplier statements and report reconciliations for all outstanding invoices weekly and monthly.
• Raise purchase orders ensuring all authorisations submitted through EverSign.
• Process expense forms in line with company policy
• Organise and prioritising payment run`s accordingly to maintain smooth business operations, adhering to schedules were possible.
• Provide remittances and posting bank payments.
• Control of a fast-paced accounts email as first point of contact for the wider finance department.
• Support month end deadlines including detailed reporting where required.
• Workflow needs to be organised and diarised to ensure all responsibilities are achieved without delay ensuring full control of the Purchase Ledger department

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Previous experience working in a Purchase Ledger role
• High level of accuracy
• Good communication and strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office and other systems
• The ability to learn and adapt to new internal systems
• Self-motivated and self-starter with the ability to prioritise and schedule work independently

Founded in 2012, CHEC has worked in partnership with thousands of optometrists to deliver our shared care partnership model. We are now one of the largest providers of community-based ophthalmology services in the UK.

As a specialist provider of community ophthalmology, we are pleased to have built a reputation for high quality, patient-focused care that ensures we always remain responsive and considerate to the needs of our patients. This model is underpinned by our dedicated clinical and non-clinical teams across the country who continue to serve our patients by providing excellent end to end care for every eye condition, as well as supporting the NHS. We consider this one of our USP’s, setting us apart from other independent sector providers as we strive to work in partnership with providers to improve services for all.

Our vision is simple. To make eyecare more readily available and accessible throughout local communities by offering patients greater choice, flexibility and reduced waiting times.

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