Our client a well established transport and logistics company based within the Doncaster area are looking for a Senior Purchase Ledger to join their finance team.
The main purpose of your role will be to process supplier invoices in controlled environment ensuring that financial controls are adhered to and financial risk to sector of business is minimized. Ensuring supplier accounts are maintained and reduce risk of accounts being placed on stop thereby ensuring continuity of supply. You will process over 200 invoices per day plus accruals, statement recs as well as take and make supplier calls and visit suppliers as required. You will also need to attend fleet engineer meetings once a month. You may also from time to time assist with any tasks carried out by the accounts department to ensure all work within the department is up to date, and attend as necessary any internal or external training course which will allow you to become more proficient in the discharge of your duties.
Main Duties:
• Ensure supplier invoices are dealt with in accordance with financial authorization limits and in a timely and efficient manner
• Ensure completeness of accounting records by ensuring that supplier statement reconciliations are carried out on a daily basis and copy invoices required requested
• Ensure suppliers are informed when invoices are in query and that the correct correspondence in issued as per company procedure
• Ensure queries and credit requests are dealt with in a timely manner directly with the supplier/fleet engineer to ensure supplier accounts are not placed on stop
• Ensure you identify any potential concerns with a suppliers invoice which may lead to a problem with supply to the office manager so that the relevant action can be taken
• To answer telephone calls from suppliers for payment requests/queries
• To build a relationship with key suppliers credit control team to reduce the instance of accounts being placed on stop without prior notification of the problem
• Ensure daily, weekly and period end accruals are produced in accordance with departmental procedure
• Ensure weekly scanning of invoices for authority to fleet engineers and monitor timely return of said invoices
• Assist with adhoc duties as required
Experience/Skills needed:
• Experience in a purchase ledger role
• Customer service experience
• Able to work on own initiative
• Good keyboard skills together with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy
• An ability to communicate with supplier, fleet engineer and contract accountants
• Able to use Excel to assist in daily duties to company format and standard
Our client is looking for a outgoing, professional individual who has a eye for detail and the ability to work on their own initiative. In reward for this you will receive a salary of £16,500 as well as 25 days holiday + statutory bank holidays.
Hours are Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
To apply for this fantastic opportunity please email your CV to kelly.johnson@premiere-agency.com