Junior Purchase Ledger Administrator

Benefits:
• 22 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays,
• Workplace Pension and Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Mobile Phone Discount Scheme and My Nationwide Car Scheme
• My Nationwide Rewards, which includes discounts at Major supermarkets, High Street retailers, Travel & much more! Average saving is around GBP500 per year

The job of a Junior Purchase Ledger Administrator
As part of the Finance Team your main role is to work across the various Nationwide group companies sorting, checking and inputting high volumes of invoices against supplier accounts. Communication skills are important as you will be liaising with Site Managers for authorisation of invoices and helping resolve queries. You will also be batching and processing invoices/credit notes before being entered to the systems and ensuring this is being done to the agreed SLA. For query invoices you will liaise with the Purchase Ledger Clerks, Site Managers and Accountants to ensure they are dealt with efficiently.
You will also be required to sort the daily post and answer phone calls.
To be successful in this role you will need to quickly become efficient in our finance & Claims systems as well as understand the requirements of the different group email inboxes. Full training will be given in all areas.
The key requirement of this role is your ability to be a team player as you will be supporting the Purchase Ledger Clerks within the team, as well as working with other colleagues in different departments, across other functional areas.

What we think good looks like
As a Junior Purchase Ledger Administrator, we would like you to have an interest and passion in what we do. You should have a professional appearance and would need to be a team player, self-motivated with a good work ethic.
You will have excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work under pressure.
Attention to detail & strong data entry skills are essential in this role, as are great organisational skills.
As this is a junior role, previous experience is not essential but you should have the desire to be part of a busy purchase ledger department and keen to progress within this area. Experience working with Microsoft office, especially Outlook & Excel are essential. GCSE minimum grade 'C' in Maths and English is also required.

About Us
Nationwide aims to be the employer of choice within the accident repair industry. We put a lot of time and effort into finding and nurturing the very best candidates for every job, recognising and rewarding your achievements and supporting your personal development.
Achieving this goal will help us maintain our position as the one of Europe's leading accident repair networks. It will also enable us to set the standard by which all other accident repair centres are measured.
Nationwide is one of Europe's largest accident repair networks with 120+ bodyshops, mobile repair, glazing and accident management services. Since our inception, we have set the industry benchmark in accident repair and we continue to provide services to the world's most recognised car manufacturers and dealerships from all over the world using our tried and tested award-winning approach.
We have doubled in size in the last 2 years and with future expansion on the horizon it has never been a better time to join the team.
And what about career progression?
Well the world is your oyster at Nationwide. As long as you have the right attitude and do a great job, Nationwide will invest in your learning, development and job progression. There are many more jobs in Nationwide that you might be interested in and we will invest in you to help you reach your goals.

What happens next?
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Once you have applied for the job, we will initially consider your skills and experience based on your CV and application. If you match the job, we will be in touch with you to advise you of the next stage in the process.
Nationwide is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes all applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.