Purchase Ledger Clerk

This is a great opportunity for an experience Purchase Ledger Clerk to join a reputable organisation in Oxford on a temporary basis with the potential for the role to go permanent after the temporary period.

Client Details

The client is a not-for-profit company who have experienced a period of growth. They are a friendly and welcoming team. The business operate a hybrid working policy of 2 days from home and 3 in the office and are close to public transport links and local amenities.

Description

The Purchase Ledger Clerk will be responsible for:

• Processing all purchase invoices for within the existing procedures, including coding, posting to the accounting system, obtaining authorisation, preparing invoices for payment, creating BACS files, sending out remittances
• Management of the ledger, including allocation of payments, supplier statement reconciliations, supplier queries
• Processing credit card statements, reconciling receipts, checking adhesion to travel and expense policy
• Processing employee expenses, reconciling receipts, checking adhesion to travel and expense policy
• Dealing with internal queries from colleagues on invoices and payments
• Filing all Purchase Ledger paperwork, physically and electronically
• Posting bank payments and bank receipts on the account software
• Processing petty cash receipts and payments for Head Office and other locations
• Preparation of Purchase Ledger BACS payments for approval
• Filing bank statements and other paperwork
• Reconciling all bank accounts and petty cash accounts

Profile

The Purchase Ledger will be/have:

• Significant experience in running Purchase Ledgers and bank reconciliations
• Ability to act quickly and effectively using their own initiative
• Meticulous attention to details
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work, multi-task and remain flexible
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills at all levels
• To be a team-player, but able to work alone when required
• To be trustworthy, personable and reliable
• A commitment to provide a good service to our tenants, suppliers and colleagues
• Excellent IT skills, including computerised accounts packages and Microsoft Office and at least to intermediate level in Excel
• A commitment to social and environmental issues
• Be immediately available

Job Offer

• Hybrid working
• Immediate start
• Potential for permanent position after temporary period