Purchase Ledger Clerk

Portsmouth Source: WhatJobs

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If you’re looking for a role where your accuracy and attention to detail actually matter, this is your chance to make a real impact. As an Accounts Payable Assistant, you’ll be the go-to person for raising purchase orders and processing invoices, supporting a variety of departments and suppliers. You’ll help keep the wheels turning for a leading public sector organisation. This is a role where your knack for numbers, clear communication, and problem-solving will be valued every day.

Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, you will be responsible for:

Raising purchase orders to suppliers based on instructions and approvals from budget holders
Resolving incomplete purchase order requests
Accepting invoices from suppliers and securing the relevant approval to pay, ensuring payment terms are met
Identifying goods and services received without a purchase order, obtaining cost codes, approvals, and justifications to make payment
Making other payments with appropriate authorisation, such as payment requisitions
Using the team purchasing card for payments when appropriate
Contributing to ongoing process reviews to ensure efficiency and customer satisfaction
Providing excellent customer service to internal and external customers via phone, email, and face-to-face
Carrying out any other tasks appropriate to the grade of the post, as reasonably requested

What you will need:

Experience within - Accounts Payable, Purchase Ledger, Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Finance Officer
Confident IT skills, including proficiency in Excel
Good standard of numeracy and literacy
Strong data entry skills, with high accuracy and reliability
Positive communication skills, including friendly interaction and clear verbal and written communication