Purchase Ledger Clerk

Nationwide Platforms is seeking a Purchase Ledger Clerk to work within our busy finance team at our Head Office in Lutterworth. As Purchase Ledger Clerk you will provide a comprehensive and confidential administrative and financial service, ensuring control and maintenance of Purchase Ledger. We are looking for someone who has Purchase Ledger experience, an excellent telephone manner and someone who can prioritise and organise their workload.
In reward we offer Contributory pension, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Westfield healthcare scheme, Life assurance x 2 contractual salary, Monday-Friday 8.30-5pm working hours and a great culture!
As the Purchase Ledger Clerk you will:

• Respond to customer queries concerning disbursements in an efficient and customer-focused manner
• Code up purchase invoices and post to Purchase Ledger, ensuring adequate authorisation
• Registering and matching invoice with Purchase Orders as required
• Posting payments and cash allocations on the Purchase Ledger
• Propose Purchase Ledger payment runs and agree schedule of payments
• Reconcile supplier statements
• Run full month-end procedures on Purchase Ledgers
• Liaising with depots concerning PO discrepancies
• BACS and cheque payments
• Setting up direct debits & standing orders
• Setting up new supplier accounts
• Maintain accurate manual and computerised records as appropriate
• Undertake checking, reconciliation and collation exercise under the direction of the Purchase Ledger manager

The successful candidate will have:

• Purchase Ledger experience gained within a busy commercial environment
• Friendly telephone manner
• Establish rapport quickly with demanding clients/customers
• Previous experience of working within an accounts office
• Understanding of Purchase Ledger systems.
• Have the ability to prioritise and adapt a flexible approach to working

Company Description
Part of the Loxam Group, Nationwide Platforms is the UK’s largest powered access specialist with a fleet of 10,500 machines operating from a network of 26 depots. With a workforce of more than 900 employees and 25 years’ experience in working at height, it has unprecedented knowledge on the widest range of access platforms as well as expertise on specific product, site and working at height challenges.
Its dedicated research and development division, BlueSky Solutions, is also committed to indentifying and solving key issues and challenges faced by the industry as well as developing a range of solutions to improve productivity, increase safety and reduce cost for customers.
The company also ensure the industry is properly trained in the safe use of powered access and in 2016 it retained its position as the world’s largest IPAF provider for the sixth consecutive year after training more than 15,000 delegates. In addition, it trained a further 1,500 delegates on a range of PASMA, IOSH and other Health & Safety courses, making it one of the world’s largest providers of working at height training.