You will be joining a purpose-driven, fast-growing organisation within the commercial charity sector. Operating at scale with a strong national presence, the organisation combines commercial expertise with a clear mission. With a collaborative and supportive culture, you’ll be part of a finance team that plays a critical role in ensuring operational efficiency and financial integrity across multiple locations.

Your new role of Purchase Ledger Clerk will be detail-oriented and proactive to support the smooth running of purchase ledger and wider finance operations. In this varied role, your primary focus will be on purchase ledger activities, including capturing, verifying and coding purchase invoices and expenses, processing supplier and expense payments and ensuring accurate posting within finance systems. You will also be responsible for reconciling supplier statements, maintaining accurate records and handling supplier and invoice queries in a timely and professional manner. Alongside your core responsibilities, you will take ownership of a range of operational finance processes. You will support daily banking activities and complete weekly and monthly bank and cash book reconciliations, ensuring all records are accurate and deadlines are met. Month-end processes will form an important part of your role, and you will assist in ensuring all tasks are completed correctly and on time. You will also support audit activities as required and act as a key point of contact for finance-related queries, working closely with internal stakeholders and senior colleagues.

To succeed in this role, you will bring strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage a varied workload effectively in a fast-paced environment. You will have previous experience working in a finance role, ideally with exposure to purchase ledger or transactional finance, and be comfortable using finance systems such as Sage and invoice processing tools. Strong Excel skills will be important, particularly for reconciliations and handling financial data. You will be a proactive problem-solver who can manage queries confidently and communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders. A high level of integrity, professionalism and discretion is essential, along with the ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to data protection principles. You will demonstrate a positive and collaborative approach, contributing to team objectives while maintaining high standards of work. A commitment to continuous improvement and personal development will also be key, along with the ability to build strong relationships and support the wider aims of the organisation.