Purchase Ledger

Purchase Ledger Officer

My client is a high end, artisan food and drink distributor based in Taunton. They supply ambient food products to retailers across the UK and Europe. Customers include Selfridges, Harrods, Harvey Nichols, delis, farm shops and boutique hotel chains and are currently recruiting for an experienced Purchase Ledger

Working environment:

• Modern office setting
• Food provided
• Temp to perm Position
• Casual work attire
• On-the-job training
• Safe work environment

The successful candidate will be responsible for processing invoices, reconciling supplier statements, and maintaining accurate records of all purchase ledger transactions. The ideal candidate will have a strong attention to detail, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Core Responsibilities:

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following

• Daily supplier invoice reconciliation
• Bank reconciliation
• Reporting discrepancies with invoices
• Accounts Payable
• Monthly Expenses
• Processing daily transactions with a high level of accuracy
• Updating ledgers
• Maintaining accounting records
• Resolution of accounting issues
• Answering the phone/emails/tickets - using internal system
• Weekly report generating for supplier payments
• Weekly approved supplier payments
• Month end tasks

Supporting responsibilities (holiday cover)

• Credit Control Assistance
• Allocating sales ledger payments

Additional information

• Company events
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free on-site parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Operating Platform & Standards

You will need to become proficient and then work to ensure the data is correct and timely in all systems, currently key systems are

• Orderwise
• Freshdesk
• Microsoft Excel