Purchase Ledger
Job Description
Role: Purchase Ledger Clerk
Location: Milton Keynes, MK14 6FG
Hours: Full time
Salary: andpound;27,500
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An excellent opportunity has now arisen for a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join our clientandrsquo;s successful team.
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Who are we?
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Our client is a well-established and growing organisation with a busy finance function. This role sits within a collaborative operational finance team of 7, supporting a range of business areas and ensuring smooth day-to-day financial operations. They are known for offering fantastic working conditions and have built a genuinely positive and supportive company culture, with strong staff retention and a team that truly enjoys working together.
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Benefits:
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- Hybrid working (office-based with flexibility)
- Company pension scheme
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- On-site parking
- Supportive and friendly team environment
- Stable business with strong staff retention
- Opportunity for training and development within finance
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Duties of a Purchase Ledger Clerk:
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- Manage the purchase ledger for all suppliers, including reconciliations and processing invoices
- Review daily billing files, ensuring alignment with internal systems and investigating any discrepancies
- Process daily and weekly purchase transactions
- Resolve supplier queries in a timely and professional manner
- Support same-day refunds and manage banking transactions, including setting up new beneficiaries
- Handle customer queries and escalate non-payment where required
- Raise manual sales and purchase invoices and credits
- Support month-end processes, including balancing internal batch listings
- Monitor and respond to shared finance inboxes within SLA timeframes
- Take calls from dealers and corporate accounts, handling queries efficiently
- Assist with reporting, including daily credit limit reports
- Support invoicing processes (daily and weekly consolidated)
- Ensure all communication is accurate and professional
- Follow company procedures relating to debt recovery
- Liaise with internal teams to ensure accuracy of information
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
- Ensure all paperwork is filed accurately and in a timely manner
- Support with any additional finance duties as required
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What we would like from you:
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- Previous experience within a purchase ledger role is essential (applications without this exposure will not be considered)
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to manage workload independently and as part of a team
- Professional communication skills, both written and verbal
- Must be based in Milton Keynes or within a short commuting distance
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If you are interested in this role, please apply below with your most recent CV.
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