Kenton Black Limited | Purchase Ledger Clerk | darwen

**YOU MUST BE RESIDING IN THE UK CURRENTLY, HAVE UK BASED EXPERIENCE AND NOT REQUIRE A SPONSORSHIP TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, PLEASE OTHERWISE DO NOT APPLY AS YOUR APPLICATION WONT BE PROCESSED** You must meet all the essential criteria also for your application to be considered. Company details and job overview: Kenton Black Finance have partnered with a leading international manufacturer in the Blackburn area. This business have operations in over 80 countries worldwide and are now recruiting for a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join their team on a full-time and permanent basis. You will work 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, in a fast paced environment. In addition, the job offers 22 days annual leave (increases with service) + Bank Holidays, a free gym, life insurance, a health cash back plan, and parking onsite. Your new role as the Purchase Ledger Clerk: Setting up new suppliers, validating bank details, and ensuring compliance with company policies. Editing purchase orders to ensure accuracy in quantity and pricing on all UK and foreign suppliers Monitoring unfulfilled orders, liaising with suppliers to resolve issues, and updating the Goods In team on delivery dates. Managing the receipt of goods, handling discrepancies with suppliers, and ensuring all supplier documentation is correct. Processing invoices, reconciling delivery notes, purchase orders, and reducing goods received not invoiced (GRNI). Reconciling supplier statements and resolving monthly differences, particularly for UK suppliers. Assisting with payment runs via BACS, processing staff expenses, analysis of expenditure. Liaise with Forex provider for foreign payments C79 reconciliations, HMRC deferment account reconciliation and tax code checks Assist in the month end reporting and aged creditor review. Multiple monthly credit card analysis and reconciliations Maintaining accurate records, including scanning asset invoices and archiving annually. Liaise with auditors on any purchase ledger queries Experience & Skills required to apply: A motivated, self-starting attitude with a strong work ethic and ownership of responsibilities. Proven ability to implement rigorous controls and processes, ensuring high standards of accuracy. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to work effectively with suppliers and colleagues. Strong multitasking abilities and the capacity to work under pressure to meet deadlines. Proficiency in major IT applications, including Microsoft Office, and experience working with ERP systems. Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a market leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. Market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level finance to directorship professionals. Operating from local offices in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham, London, Aberdeen and Glasgow, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK. ” JBRP1_UKTJ