Purchase Ledger Clerk

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain ledger of approx 150 suppliers, £500k outstanding balances. Processing approximately 1000 invoices per month.
• Identify and resolve queries using standard methods.
• Maintain company systems and processes. Setting up new supplier accounts, putting invoices on hold, invoice authorisation and communicating changes.
• Chase suppliers for credits owed
• Process company credit card statement postings
• Ensure all queries are resolved on a timely basis through liaison with RFM, purchasers and contracts team etc.
• Responsibility for accurate and timely processing and payment of expenses.
• Adherence to the Finance timetable to enable successful implementation of Finance calendar.
• Assist in the successful implementation of supplier statement reconciliations
• Meeting weekly deadline for posting bank movements on Navision.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:

• Strong interpersonal skills with a proactive approach to problem solving.
• Able to work on own initiative and manage personal workload.
• Experience of working in a busy office environment and dealing with volumes of data.
• Accuracy and attention to detail. 
• IT literate, particularly in Microsoft Excel, Office and experience of Microsoft Navision is desirable.
• Used to working to and attaining daily, weekly and monthly deadlines
• Good telephone manner and interpersonal skills
• Good team player