Purchase Ledger Officer

Looking for a rewarding finance role where your day-to-day reconciliation and accounts payable skills directly support vital community services?

Role Title: Purchase Ledger Officer

Location: Civic Offices, Bridgend (Hybrid)

Pay Rate: £14.14 per hour

Contract Duration: 3 Months (with possibility of extension)

Working Hours: 37 Hours per week, Monday to Friday (Core hours 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; flexible between 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM, no weekends)

Working Arrangement: Hybrid (1 day per week on-site at Civic Offices on Wednesdays)

• Assist with system and administrative procedures for creditor and housing benefit payments via BACS and cheque processing.

• Process Accounts Payable daily feeders into the ledger and resolve any subsequent system errors.

• Investigate and handle returned, spoiled, stopped, or cancelled cheques.

• Reconcile, reimburse, and maintain Petty Cash Accounts.

• Action BACS recalls and rejections, and provide cover for Emergency Payment Runs as needed.

• Support system controls, including new supplier creation and maintenance, CIS monitoring, and sundry account analysis.

• Reconcile supplier statements, investigate unpaid invoices or duplicate payments, and resolve supplier queries promptly.

• Maintain team performance indicators and verify report uploads to storage systems.

• Proven experience working within an office environment with exposure to administrative processes.

• Knowledge of financial systems alongside proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Highly numerate with strong attention to detail and data accuracy.

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks, meet tight deadlines, and hit performance targets.

• Professional and courteous communication skills when dealing with colleagues, end-users, and external suppliers.

• QCF (NVQ) Level 3 in a relevant field or equivalent demonstrable practical experience.

• The ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh is desirable.

If you are an experienced Accounts Payable or Finance Administrator ready to hit the ground running in a supportive council environment, submit your CV today for immediate consideration.

Randstad Business Support is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.