Here at Vital People we ae currently searching for an ambitious and experienced Purchase Ledger to come and join one of our established clients, located in Welshpool. This position is initially a maternity contract however does have the potential to go permanent for the right candidate. Immediate start date available.
Hours of work: Monday to Friday 8am-4pm
Responsibilities
- Reviewing a high volume of purchase invoices and credit notes and ensuring they are appropriately authorised, correctly coded and posted to Sage 50.
- Using the company's stock control/weighbridge software to reconcile invoices.
- Managing the supplier self-bill process; ensuring self-bill agreements are regularly reviewed, properly authorised and the monthly self-bill payment run is completed on time.
- Ensuring that all purchases are compliant with the company PO and authorisation process.
- Regularly reviewing the disputes listing and resolving queries in a timely manner.
- Regularly conducting supplier statement reconciliations.
- Completing the weekly BACS payment run, ensuring that all suppliers are paid within agreed time frames in line with our payment policy and remittance notifications are forwarded.
- Timely processing of employee expenses.
- Management and balancing of petty cash.
- Management and balancing of the company credit card expenditure.
- Uploading of files and payment instructions through online banking services with strict adherence to cut off.
- Provide support by producing key reports and journals for month-end and year-end accounting.
- Abiding by Data Protection Act 1998 and General Data Protection Regulation 2018.
- Ad hoc analysis and reconciliation duties requested by the Company Accountant as required.
Essential Skills:

• Good Excel spreadsheet skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Basic competence of numeracy/literacy
Desirable:

• Knowledge of Sage accounting software

• IT knowledge and a familiarity with MS Office suite

• Nearly or newly Qualified AAT (or equivalent)
Unfortunately due to time restrictions we cannot respond to every applicant, in the event that we haven't contacted you within 48 hours please take it you have not been successful for this particular role, but your details will be kept on file and considered for all future vacancies
We are acting on behalf of the client as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy
We are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applicants from all backgrounds