Are you an experienced Purchase Ledger or Accounts Payable professional looking for a role with genuine responsibility, flexibility and variety?
We are recruiting on behalf of a successful, family-owned hospitality and retail business in the Gretna area. With a turnover of approximately £16 million, 250 employees and a six-person finance team, this is a substantial and varied operation offering an excellent working environment.
This is far more than a straightforward invoice-processing role. You will take ownership of key purchase ledger activities while contributing to month-end processes, payment runs, reconciliations, systems management and ongoing process improvements.
The role
Reporting to the Finance Manager, your responsibilities will include:
- Processing and recording supplier invoices accurately and promptly
- Matching invoices to purchase orders and checking supporting documentation
- Verifying quantities, prices and payment terms
- Resolving supplier queries and invoice discrepancies
- Working with internal departments to ensure invoices are correctly authorised and coded
- Creating and maintaining accurate supplier records
- Preparing and processing supplier payment runs and online banking transactions
- Supporting month-end and year-end processes, including accruals and prepayments
- Reconciling the Purchase Ledger bank account
- Providing information and documentation for internal and external audits
- Managing purchasing systems, training users and ensuring agreed processes are followed
- Identifying opportunities to streamline and automate Purchase Ledger processes
About you
We would be keen to speak with candidates who have:
- Previous experience within Purchase Ledger or Accounts Payable
- A good understanding of invoice processing, reconciliations and payment runs
- Strong numerical skills and excellent attention to detail
- Confidence communicating with suppliers and colleagues across the business
- Good organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
- Experience using Cloud based accounting software and Microsoft Excel
- AAT Level 2 or another finance-related qualification would be advantageous, although not essential
- Sage Intacct experience would be beneficial but is not required
What’s on offer?
- Salary region £28,000 - £30,000
- Genuine flexibility around start and finish times
- Typical working hours of 8.30am–5.00pm, with earlier start and finish times available
- Up to two days working from home following successful completion of probation
- 30 days’ holiday including bank holidays
- An additional day off for your birthday
- Workplace pension
- Free lunch every working day, with options including salads, soups and baguettes
- Employee discount across a wide range of products
- The opportunity to join a friendly and established finance team within a successful local business
Please contact us asap on heidi@heidiwrightrecruitment.co.uk or formally apply here.