Purchase Ledger Assistant

Purchase Ledger Assistant

Banstead (WFH for the time being)

GBP10 - GBP10.50 per hour depending on experience

Temporary Full Time (2 months contract - possibly longer)

Our client is looking for someone who can provide support to the finance department on a Temporary basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Assistant Finance Manager and Finance team to ensure that financial information is produced in accordance with finance procedures
• Open both internal and external post and distribute accordingly and organise the posting of all external mail
• Organise and distribute all registered invoices to the relevant budget holder
• Maintain the Purchase Ledger on a daily and monthly basis
• Reconcile supplier statements to purchase ledger balances
• Produce the weekly cheques and monthly Bacs run, ensuring all paperwork is authorised and correctly coded and dated etc.
• Support and assist with the preparation of annual expenditure budgets, prepare budget folders for all departments on each site
• Assist in the reconciliation of petty cash accounts for each site
• Perform ad hoc duties as requested by the Assistant Finance Manager
• Undertake any associated duties to support the finance department, as may reasonably be required
• Undertake any training considered appropriate for the better performance of the job

Experience/ Requirements:

• Previous experience working in a Finance Department, carrying out a Purchase Ledger Assistant role

• PSF Financials experience
• Enhanced DBS preferable
• Excellent written and oral communications
• Good understanding of basic accounting principles
• Experience of performing reconciliations and ability to investigate reconciling items and to formulate and implement corrective action
• Able to manage high volume workload and work effectively with support
• Use own initiative and proactively identify and highlight concerns

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