Temporary Purchase Ledger Clerk

We are working alongside an established and respected education sector organisation based in Mansfield who are seeking a Temporary Purchase Ledger Clerk to provide additional support to their finance function during a particularly busy period.

This role has been created to help the organisation manage a significant backlog of purchase invoices and ensure day-to-day accounts payable activities continue to run smoothly. You will be joining a small, supportive finance team and will play an important part in helping the department regain control of transactional workloads. The position would suit someone who is comfortable working in a high-volume environment, can quickly get to grips with processes, and is happy to focus on hands-on purchase ledger work.

• Processing a high volume of purchase invoices accurately and efficiently

• Working through and reducing a large backlog of invoices

• Matching invoices to purchase orders and resolving discrepancies

• Managing supplier queries via phone and email

• Reconciling supplier statements

• Assisting with payment runs

• Supporting the wider finance team with ad-hoc duties as required

• Proven experience in a purchase ledger / accounts payable role

• Comfortable working through high-volume transactional work

• Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritise workload

• Confident using finance systems (Sage experience desired) and Excel

• Education or public sector experience is advantageous but not essential

• Available to start at short notice

• Temporary role within a respected education sector organisation

• Supportive team environment

• Opportunity to make an immediate impact

If you’re an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk who enjoys rolling up their sleeves and making tangible progress quickly, we’d be keen to hear from you.

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.