Purchase Ledger Assistant

Position: Purchase Ledger Assistant (Permanent)
Location: Bickenhill

K.A.G. Recruitment is delighted to exclusively support our client, one of Europe's leading privately-owned food processors at their offices based in Birmingham to recruit a Purchase Ledger Assistant to join their existing team.

Job Title:

Purchase Ledger Assistant

Location:

Birmingham - Office Based
Hours of Work:
Monday to Thursday -  - Friday
Salary:
Upto £29,000 DOE + £1,000 KPI bonus
Purpose of the role
Working within the Finance team you will report directly to the Accounts Payable Manager and be responsible for assisting in the management of all Purchase Ledger matters.
Duties of the role:

* Timely and accurate processing of invoices and credit notes. raise purchase orders as and when required

* Match invoices to delivery notes and purchase orders, accurate posting of invoices to the general ledger

* Processing of delivery notes against purchase orders in a timely manner

* Distribute invoices to department managers for authorisation

* Reconcile supplier statements and liaise with suppliers to resolve queries

* Setting up new supplier/staff expense accounts

* Amendments to existing supplier and staff expense accounts

* Control and balance petty cash ensuring an accurate reconciliation is performed

* Purchase Ledger supplier refund payments, Bacs rejections, Sales ledger refunds.

* Monthly supplier cheque run.

* Manual sundry cheque payments

* Allocating of Direct Debits payments

* Monitoring Trade creditors reports

* Dealing with Supplier and site queries
You will have previously worked within a similar fast-paced environment involving purchase ledger or a similar finance role and ideally have knowledge of Sales Ledger. You will be an excellent communicator with the ability to work well in a team and independently and have a passion for developing your career within the Finance arena