Your new company

We are supporting a leading business in their sector, who are looking for a temporary finance clerk to work in their finance team, where you will take responsibility for a high-volume and complex purchase ledger.

Your new role

In this temporary Purchase Ledger / Accounts Assistant job, you will play a vital role in ensuring their UK and European suppliers are paid correctly and on-time. This will involve managing daily, a busy Purchase Ledger / AP in-box of queries, responding to scanned invoices which will need a PO, adding the invoice to the system, obtaining approval for payment and setting up a BACS payment. You will also manage any credit notes, reconcile the GRN's/supplier statements and deal with supplier queries as well as internal requests.

This will be a 6-month temporary / contract job, so I am looking for a candidate who can give the commitment as this is a crucial role in a busy AP / Purchase ledger department where you will be supported by the wider finance team, but your key responsibilities will be managing the AP in-boxes.

What you'll need to succeed

You will be highly organised with experience of working in a fast-paced AP or AR transactional finance team and be confident with systems along with intermediate Excel skills.

What you'll get in return

As explained, this is a 6-month temporary finance job and, based on your experience, will pay circa £28,000 - £30,000. This role will be based in Bury St Edmunds with hybrid working after a qualifying period.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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