Purchase Ledger Assistant

Title: Purchase Ledger Assistant
Salary: £15,000 - £17,000
Hours: Full Time

The company delivers nationwide refrigeration, mechanical and electrical services to a range of business customers. From design and manufacture to installation and service and maintenance, we are committed to excellence in understanding, delivering, and managing our customers' needs.

The company was established in 1988 by a group of engineers committed to delivering the very best in both technical expertise and customer service. Since then it has grown from a relatively small refrigeration contracting business, to one that also included air conditioning, to one that today includes a full range of M&E services alongside refrigeration and air conditioning. Our commitment, however, remains the same.

Based in Bristol, with a network of regional offices throughout the UK, the company is well established and respected in the industry.

Summary:
Purchase Ledger Assistant working in a team of 4 at Head Office. Entering invoices, preparing payment runs and helping solve exceptions working with suppliers and colleagues across the business.

Key areas:
* Matching and entry of invoices and credit notes onto the finance system
* Assisting with the preparation of payment runs
* Helping with the clearance and approval of invoices against purchase orders
* Reconciliation of supplier statements
* Supporting the Accounts team and Business Support staff with queries relating to invoices and purchase orders.
* Liaising with suppliers to build working relationships to help with the smooth operation of the purchase ledger
* Uploading purchase order data from the service system to the finance system
* Creating manual cheque payments for suppliers
* Sending weekly excel reports out to relevant departments in the business

Essential Requirements:
* Numerate with good attention to detail
* Works well within a team
* Knowledge of excel
* Confident dealing with people and queries

The company is committed to the principle of equal opportunities in employment and declares its opposition to any form of less favourable treatment, whether through direct or indirect discrimination, association or perception accorded to employees or job applicants, on the grounds of their race, religion or belief, disability, ethnic origin, nationality, marital/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, gender, sexual orientation or age - Further details of the company's Equal Opportunities Policy can be found in the Employee Handbook.

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