Purchase & Sales Ledger Clerk

We are working with a well-established client who is looking to appoint an experienced Purchase & Sales Ledger professional to join their finance team. This is a varied role covering both purchase and sales ledger, with responsibility for invoice processing, supplier and customer accounts, reconciliations, credit control and cash allocation. The successful candidate will have at least 2 years’ experience within Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger or a similar accounts environment, with strong attention to detail and the confidence to manage queries and communicate with customers, suppliers and internal departments. Key responsibilities include:

• Matching, coding and processing supplier invoices.
• Allocating and reconciling supplier statements.
• Managing the Purchase Ledger inbox and resolving queries.
• Liaising with internal departments and suppliers regarding invoices.
• Scheduling supplier payments and assisting with monthly payment runs.
• Raising customer invoices and credit notes.
• Chasing outstanding customer payments and resolving account queries.
• Posting and allocating customer receipts against invoices.
• Setting up new customer accounts and completing initial credit checks.
• Monitoring customer accounts, identifying credit risks and slow payers.
• Supporting audit requests and maintaining accurate financial records.
• Providing holiday and sickness cover within the wider finance team.

Skills & experience required:

• 2+ years’ experience within Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger or Accounts.
• Strong experience in invoice processing, matching and reconciliation.
• Experience managing both supplier and customer accounts.
• Previous credit control and payment chasing experience.
• Good understanding of cash allocation, banking and payment processing.
• Confident handling supplier and customer queries.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Confident using Excel and finance/accounting systems.
• Well organised, with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills and a professional approach.
• Ability to identify discrepancies, credit risks and slow-paying accounts.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Purchase & Sales Ledger professional looking for a varied role where you can utilise your existing accounts experience across both sides of the ledger. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, if you have not heard from us within 5 working days, unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion.