Senior Purchase Ledger Assistant - Elevation Recruitment Group : Job Details

Elevation Accountancy and Finance are delighted to be working with a fantastic client of ours in the Normanton area of Wakefield as they look for a Senior Purchase Ledger Assistant to join their team on a full time, permanent basis.Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Auto enrolment pension scheme. 5% employee contribution and 3% employer contribution
• Life Assurance Scheme
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• On-site parking

Duties of the Senior Purchase Ledger Assistant will include:

• Receive and process supplier invoices, of all types which will involve processing invoices over four ledgers in the ERP system 
• Pro-actively resolve invoice queries in an efficient and timely manner
• Reviewing and reconciling supplier statements on a monthly basis, bringing any issues to the attention of the UK and Europe Procurement Manager
• Mailbox management, ensuring invoices and statements are printed, processed and filed
• Dealing with supplier payment requests and agreeing payment plans
• Preparing supplier payments and allocating payments to remittance advices
• Aged creditor analysis and housekeeping, including unallocated cash reports
• Invoice reconciliation
• Supporting our practices with any system queries and issues
• Participate in team projects and actively identify process improvements
• Comply with the accounting timetable to ensure deadlines are achieved
• Year End activities – Support team and assist audit with any queries

The successful candidate will have:

• An analytical mind
• The ability to develop strong working relationships
• Commercial and business awareness
• Good knowledge of excel i.e. formulas, pivot tables
• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• A keen eye for detail and desire to probe further into data
• Deadline-orientated and an ability to stick to time constraints
• Three years plus Purchase Ledger experience

If this looks like an ideal role for you and you match the above criteria then please get in touch.