Purchase Ledger Clerk | West Kent | £23k - £25k

Cobb & Jones Recruitment are working in partnership with a successful FMCG business in West Kent in the search for a Purchase Ledger Clerk. The role will focus on supporting the finance function for the entire organisation on all aspects of Purchase Ledger, and to be responsible for allocating invoices onto the system whilst managing the payment process. This role will be office based for the initial probation period, then move to a Hybrid working model on successful completion.

Key Duties to Include:
• Input of purchase ledger Invoices
• Coordinate PL accounts, statements and reconciliations
• Responsible for checking invoices, including, checking costs allocated to invoices, charges against purchase orders, obtaining approvals.
• Preparing payments for weekly BACS payment run
• Ensuring the ledger is clean and kept up to date to ensure all PL accounts are fully reconciled
• Assist with Financial accountant with various bank account reconciliations
• Responsible for chasing copies of supplier invoices
• Querying bank account details with suppliers to ensure correct information is used
• Post and allocate payments onto the system
• Assisting Financial Accountant with general ad-hoc enquiries and support including bank recs, GL recs, inputting journals, maintaining lead schedules etc
• Assist Financial and Management Accountant with the year-end statutory accounts process and assist with auditor queries as and when necessary
• General ad hoc and office duties ie stationary orders etc

Key skills required:
• Recent experience within a Purchase ledger or Accounts Assistant position
• Good Excel skills including the use of pivot tables, V look-ups and basic formulas.
• Excellent planning and organisation, with the ability to work independently and without close supervision
• Good problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills