Purchase Ledger Clerk

Sewell Wallis is currently working with a well-established and growing company in Leeds, West Yorkshire, that is looking for an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk to join their finance team.

This role would be perfect for someone with a broad understanding of the Accounts Payable/Purchase Ledger end-to-end function, who also has some exposure in supporting the preparation of month end accounts.

What will you be doing?

• Managing, processing and resolving high volume invoice queries.
• Acting as the first point of contact to suppliers for questions, support and issues.
• Manage invoices and monitor approval queues.
• Working across multiple entities and currencies accurately.
• Reconciling statements and investigating any discrepancies, through to resolution.
• Assisting with month end tasks, including preparation of accruals for the finance team.
• Supporting with reporting and audit as needed.
• Working on reducing debit balances and cleansing accounts to keep the ledgers up to date.

What skills are we looking for?

• A minimum of 2 years' experience in Accounts Payable / Purchase Ledger within a fast-paced environment.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles, particularly debits and credits.
• Awareness of the importance of audit processes and compliance with financial regulations.
• High level of accuracy and keen attention to detail.
• Proven experience in handling high-volume data entry.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with finance and audit regulations is highly desirable.

What's on offer?

• Hybrid working. Monday / Tuesday / Friday in the office, the other 2 from home.
• Free on-site parking.
• Opportunity to develop within an experienced team.
• Contributory Pension Scheme.
• Life Insurance.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Annual performance-related pay review.
• Flu and Eye Test voucher

Contact Emma Johnsen for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.