Purchase Ledger Assistant

The Purchase Ledger Assistant will support the Purchase ledger Accountant:

• Create and amend purchase ledger accounts on Sage.
• Enter purchase invoices and purchase credit notes on the purchase ledger.
• Establish and maintain a system for logging, purchase orders, delivery notes and invoices to ensure they are not lost within the company
• Match purchase orders with delivery notes and purchase invoices.
• Reconcile statements from suppliers with purchase ledger accounts.
• Prepare the periodic payment runs. Payments either by cheque or BACS.
• Set up BACS payments on Sage purchase ledger
• Enter manual payments onto the purchase ledger.
• Maintain a filing system for paid and unpaid purchase invoices.

Additional duties will be to assist with bank reconciliations as required and any other task required by management.

The successful candidate will need to have the following:

• Self motivation and ability to work with minimum supervision
• An enquiring personality and attention to detail
• Ability to work accurately
• Ability to self-monitor progress and achieve timely completion of tasks

• Proficiency in the use of Sage Purchase Ledger Line 200 system is ideal.
• Working accounting knowledge as it relates to purchases
• Working knowledge of purchase ledger processing systems
• Practical knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents.

Benefits in addition to basic salary