Purchase Ledger Clerk

Overview

A great temporary role has become available for a growing business based in Stoke-on-Trent, this role here will be joining a growing business with plans to double and maybe even triple over the coming years! This role here is a temporary role to begin with as they initially will be coming in to help with a backlog, however due to this predicted growth there is every possibility that there will be permanent opportunity within the near future that this candidate can be considered for! This role will be working alongside the Finance Manager and the Financial Controller an will be looking after the purchase ledger.

The main responsibilities for this role will be your standard purchase ledger tasks, these will include but wont be limited to; processing invoices, conducting supplier statement recs, preparing payment runs, setting up and confirming new suppliers and resolving finance queries before progressing invoices to payment. The right candidate for this role will be someone who has previous experience within finance who is looking for a brand new challenge! Although this role is temp to begin with, with all the growth coming this way there will be permanent opportunities for growth as well and this could be a great way in with a local business that you can grow with!

Skills required

• Have prior accounts payable experience, either from a purchase ledger role or from a broader finance role position.
• Be immediately available, this position ideally is looking to begin quite quickly.
• Have strong communication skills, we are wanting someone who has the confidence to speak with different people across the business. Occasionally your role will require you to push back and we need someone who is confident enough to hold their own!
• Be strong on Excel, this role utilises excel to conduct complex reconciliations so ideally, we need someone who is strong on excel.

What you will receive

• Join a local business who are about to go through substantial growth, allowing you to get in with a business and grow with them.
• Have the opportunity to take charge with a role, you will be working under the guide of the Finance Manager and the FC, however if you have ideas for process improvements, the managers are eager to hear and implement these ideas.
• Work as part of a positive and supportive team, this department are striving for greatness and working as part of this team you too can continue to grow and improve.
• Work with an impressive business that offer incredible benefits if the role was to go permanent.

Summary

If this sounds like something you would be interested in and you think you could be a good fit for this role, then please submit your CV now to find out a bit more about this amazing position!