Purchase Ledger Assistant

Sewell Wallis is currently recruiting for an experienced Purchase Ledger Assistant to join a successful Industrial Services business based in Barnsley (South Yorkshire).

The business is well known in its field and operates nationally. They pride themselves on their supportive and inclusive culture, and the role will be joining their friendly and experienced finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Purchase Ledger professional who enjoys working in a high-volume environment and is available to start immediately.

What will you be doing?

• Processing, matching, and coding high volumes of supplier invoices.
• Reconciling supplier statements regularly to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Handling supplier queries via phone and email in a professional manner.
• Preparing payment runs (BACS).
• Assisting with month-end ledger closures and ad hoc finance administration.
• Supporting the wider finance team with ad hoc duties as required.

What skills are we looking for?

• 1-2 years of experience within an Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger role.
• Confidence working within a high-volume invoice processing environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work effectively within a busy finance function.

What''s on offer?

• A competitive salary
• Supportive, collaborative and friendly finance team.
• Immediate start opportunity.

If you''re an experienced Purchase Ledger professional and available for a short-term contract opportunity within a thriving and supportive business, please apply now or contact Jemima Vibert for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.