Job Description
Sales & Purchase Ledger Clerk –
Are you a detail-oriented and experienced Ledger Clerk ready to take the next step in your finance career? We’re looking for someone who thrives in a busy, deadline-driven environment to join our vibrant Finance team. Reporting directly to the Finance Manager, you’ll play a central role in maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations across both the sales and purchase ledger.
You will be hands-on with critical finance processes, contribute to team efficiency, and have the opportunity to make a real impact. If you're someone who enjoys variety, thrives on precision, and isn’t afraid of responsibility, we’d love to hear from you.
Duties:
- Maintain the sales ledger and purchase ledger to a high standard and deal with queries in a timely manner
- Allocate payments and chase any required refunds
- Small element of credit control
- Process statements and reminder letters when required
- Checking, amending and processing monthly and daily invoices
- Ownership of back order (Work in Progress) and ensuring timely raising of invoices or issues
- Posting supplier invoices correctly, within the required period and challenge unexpected invoices
- Checking and processing recurring revenue supplier invoices meticulously
- Reconcile supplier statements
- Manage returns and credit notes
- Process supplier payment runs
- Setting up of client contracts (administration only)
- Complete any reconciliation reports if required
- General ad-hoc duties, including but not limited to answering telephone calls, filing, dealing with post
- As with any position in a finance department, all duties are time-sensitive and it is the Ledger Clerk’s responsibility to ensure that their duties are completed in the correct time frame
Accounting Clerk employer: Optimise by Recruitment
Contact Detail:
Optimise by Recruitment Recruiting Team