Purchase Ledger Clerk

You must meet all the essential criteria 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 has 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 cashback plan, and parking onsite.

Your new role as the Purchase Ledger Clerk:

• Control and manage all suppliers set up to ensure the process is adhered to according to company policy.
• Edit purchase orders prior to receiving to ensure quantity and pricing are correct.
• Ensure the purchase credit and returns policies are adhered to by all goods in representatives.
• Monitor unfulfilled orders and liaise with the supplier representative to resolve any issues with the supplier to enable efficient fulfilment.
• Ensure all month-end processes are carried out according to company policy to ensure the Purchase ledger is up to date and accurate.
• Work closely with the Goods in department to ensure goods are correctly received and any discrepancies are checked before notifying the suppliers – ensuring that suppliers send appropriate documents once the anomalies have been agreed.
• Monthly review that all supplier account information on ERP system is still valid.
• Process invoices, reconciling delivery notes to invoices received and purchase orders.
• Chase all invoices prior to month to reduce GRNI.
• Request monthly supplier statements and reconcile to ERP system and resolve any monthly differences on all UK suppliers.
• Assist in the matching, checking, and coding of invoices.
• Assist in payment runs via BACS.
• Reconciliation of supplier accounts.
• Produce accurate reconciliations across multiple income streams – Sage Pay/Dojo/PayPal/Amazon – this will require daily monitoring and working alongside customer services to ensure refunds and credits are processed in a timely manner.
• Process and monitor refunds and replacements for intercompany ensuring that credit notes are raised in a timely manner and that the returns process is fully followed to ensure correct stock levels.
• Review of works orders to ensure correct allocation of raw materials. Close monitoring of costs on all works orders to enable accurate finished product costings.
• Assist with year-end audit.
• Offer assistance and support to the sales department.

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.