Purchase Ledger

Accounts Clerk

Location: Office-Based Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:30pm (1-hour unpaid lunch) Holiday: 25 Days + Bank Holidays Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits

Time Recruitment are proud to be acting as a preferred recruitment partner on behalf of a well-established and growing property business seeking an experienced Residential Accounts Clerk to join their finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented accounts professional with strong purchase ledger/accounts payable experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and building positive relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

The Role

As a Residential Accounts Clerk, you will be responsible for the efficient processing of supplier invoices and maintaining strong control of the accounts payable function across multiple entities.

Key duties will include:

Processing high volumes of contractor and supplier invoices accurately and efficiently
Managing multiple finance mailboxes and responding to queries in a timely manner
Liaising with suppliers and internal departments to resolve invoice discrepancies
Matching invoices to purchase orders and investigating pricing or volume variances
Managing invoices on hold and proactively resolving issues to improve future processing
Performing monthly supplier statement reconciliations
Posting daily cash transactions
Assisting with supplier account maintenance in line with company procedures
Generating weekly payment runs for approval and payment
Supporting year-end audit requirements and providing information to auditors
Assisting regional teams with ad-hoc payment requests and general finance enquiries
Identifying opportunities to improve processes and enhance efficiency
Providing general office support including answering calls, scanning and document management
About You

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

Essential Skills & Experience

Minimum 2 years' Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger experience
Strong invoice processing and supplier reconciliation experience
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Professional telephone manner
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across departments
Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
A process-driven and methodical approach to work
Team player with a proactive attitude
Ability to manage supplier queries and escalate where necessary
Desirable

Experience using Qube software
Good Microsoft Excel skills
AAT part-qualified or studying towards AAT
Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Company pension scheme (4% employee contribution, 4% employer contribution)
Death in Service benefit of 3x annual salary
Enhanced sickness scheme
Free on-site parking
Stable and supportive working environment
Opportunity to join an established and growing organisation
If you're an experienced Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger professional looking for your next challenge within a friendly and supportive finance team, we'd love to hear from you.

Time Recruitment are acting as a Preferred Recruitment Partner in relation to this vacancy
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed