Purchase Ledger Assistant

Purchase Ledger Assistant

LH-Recruitment are recruiting for our client who are an industry leader, they pride themselves on the quality service, efficiency and innovation at the heart of all there departments. They aim to deliver ground-breaking solutions and big savings to their customers while maintaining their community focus and family business feel.

They have a small but highly skilled in-house Finance team that we are recruiting for and are looking to enhance through the hire of a purchase ledger assistant. The team is responsible for all financial accounting, analysis and reporting across the whole group. Core to the operations, the team are proactively utilising skills and technology to streamline and improve performance both within the team and across business units.

The successful candidate will be assisting the Purchase Ledger Manager to run the purchase ledger across the main business. You will be responsible for coding, processing and gaining approval for all supplier invoices. Dealing with queries and building a good relationship with suppliers. Reporting to the Purchase Ledger Manager and working alongside the management accountant, this role is suited to a driven individual who has the ability to work autonomously and who can communicate effectively with suppliers and internal managers to get invoices approved and posted to the system in a timely manner.

Role:

Our good client are looking to expand the team with the hire of a Purchase Ledger Assistant to assist in the growth of their business. The role is full time based in the Preston head office.

Experience required:
Essential:
*2 years plus experience in a Purchase Ledger Function
*Good organisational skills
*Ability to work to targets and within deadlines
*Sage 50 experience
*Comfortable using Microsoft Office

Salary £19-20k with many benefits. Free parking (however this is on a first come basis)
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