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Purchase Ledger Clerk

  • Location: Wakefield
  • Salary: £22000 - £24000 per annum
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted about 1 year ago

  • Sector: Transactional Finance, Finance
  • Contact: Leeds Accounts
  • Contact Email: leeds@sharpconsultancy.com
  • Expiry Date: 19 April 2023
  • Job Ref: LCO38969_1679326391
A small business based in Wakefield are looking to add a Purchase Ledger Clerk to its good size Accounts Payable function of 7 based on the outskirts of Wakefield.

The role is to work as part of an established team with a view to developing their career in accounts over the long term.

The duties include, but are not limited to -

* Checking, coding and processing invoices (including oversea suppliers)
* Checking, coding and processing staff expenses
* Checking, coding and processing credit card claims
* Importing invoice data for certain high-volume suppliers
* Monitoring incoming emails
* Daily communications with both colleagues throughout the business and our suppliers
* Setting up new supplier accounts and maintaining existing account details
* Involvement with weekly payment runs to both suppliers and staff expense claimants
* Scanning documents
* Reconciliation of supplier statements
* Housekeeping of creditor accounts
* Prompt resolution of creditor queries
* Ad hoc duties

This is a great opportunity for someone with some strong Purchase Ledger experience to join a business who pride themselves in the progression and development they can offer their staff members over the long term. If you are interested and have some previous AP experience looking for development in their career, get in touch immediately.


Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function, from finance administrators through to senior Finance Director appointments. Please visit our website www.sharpconsultancy.com for more information on accountancy jobs or accountancy recruitment; finance jobs or finance recruitment.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within seven days please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.