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Purchase Ledger

Employer
Page Personnel
Location
England, Surrey, Epsom
Salary
£20000 - £23834 per annum
Closing date
Oct 1, 2021

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Job Role
Accounts Payable
Sector
Education & Training
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Full time Permanent Purchase ledger Clerk vacancy in Epsom paying £24,000 working 36 hours per week and 5 days per week in the office

Client Details

A school in Epsom

Description

  • To process all accounts payable transactions on the accounting system Sage 50
  • To set up new suppliers and maintain supplier details accurately on the Sage system
  • To process purchase orders (POs) raised by departments, gain approval, add the PO number, and send the POs to the departments to send to the suppliers
  • To review and challenge all requests for POs, ensure value for money and not taking the department over budget e.g. by querying whether existing suppliers can offer a better deal than new suppliers suggested by departments etc
  • To check all purchase invoices received from suppliers vs. the approved POs
  • To code the invoices accurately, and in particular whether the costs should be expensed to the Income and Expenditure account (I&E), or prepaid to the balance sheet, or capitalised as fixed assets onto the balance sheet
  • To prepare batches of invoices for the weekly BACS payment run, gain approval and send remittance advices to suppliers as and when required
  • To make approved payments as required
  • To reconcile supplier statements
  • To produce financial reports and analysis
    • Aged creditor analysis, and ensure all reconciling items are promptly cleared
    • Calculations of cost accruals required, based on historical spend levels and seasonal trends
    • Monthly reports to departments of actual vs. budgeted "capitation" spend
    • Reports on spends by supplier over time
    • Reports on payment performance
    • Analyses of spend to assist with cash flow forecasting
    • Maintenance of supplier contract database and analyses of supplier contract costs
  • To meet with budget holders as required to answer financial questions and in particular to address questions on spend levels vs. budget
  • keep the fixed asset register up-to-date
  • prepare the monthly VAT return; gain approval and submit to HMRC

Profile

Able to work 5 days in the office per week 8.30-4.30pm (essential)

Purchase ledger experience (essential)

Experience raising POs and gaining approval (essential)

Supplier statement reconciliations experience (essential)

Experience of sage line 50 (desirable)

Experience assisting with maintaning the fixed asset register (desirable)

Experience assisting with the VAT return (desirable)

Job Offer

Salary of £23,834

Free parking

22 days holiday plus bank holidays

Excellent Pension

Company

When it comes to recruiting and placing part qualified (PQ) accountants and transactional finance candidates, Page Personnel gets the job done. We have 200 specialist recruitment consultants who know the finance market inside out and can help you to find the right role or the right candidate for your specific requirements. As part of a network of 21 countries we’re also able to offer global insight and access to international candidates.

We maintain close links with institutions like CIMA and ACCA, so it’s a market we fully understand. Our expertise also extends to areas like credit control, accounts payable and payroll and graduate recruitment. 

 

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