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  • Job type

    Permanent
  • Location

    Bristol
  • Working Pattern

    Full-time
  • Specialism

    Support
  • Industry

    Telecoms
  • Pay

    £26-30K

Senior Purchase Ledger Clerk required for a Bristol based business

Your new company

Bristol based business with a friendly, collaborative and dynamic environment

Your new role


You will be a subject matter expert and will be expected to support the delivery of AP services to the wider business.
You will be responsible for non-routine activity such as Quality Assurance, management of escalations, direct contact with suppliers and approvals management.
Most routine AP tasks will be executed by your offshore team.

Duties will cover:
  • Quality Assurance
    • Monitoring the quality and timeliness of offshore transaction processing
    • Providing feedback to offshore colleagues and the senior management team as part of ongoing quality improvement
    • Ensuring that supplier reconciliations are conducted in a thorough and timely manner
  • Escalation Management
    • Acting as the second line support for supplier queries and complaints and managing escalations through to completion
    • Managing risks & issues and ensuring these are resolved or escalated in a timely manner
    • Liaising with internal stakeholders as appropriate to ensure the timely resolution of Accounts Payable issues
  • Supplier Management
    • Acting as the contact point with suppliers where direct contact is required for Accounts Payable purposes
    • Managing and resolving issues
  • Approvals
    • Reviewing, verifying, and inputting vendor invoices into the system
    • Reviewing, verifying, and approving payment runs where appropriate
  • Other Duties
    • Administering corporate credit cards and expense audits
    • Contributing to process improvement initiatives within scope of work

What you'll need to succeed

To excel in this role, it is expected that you will possess much of the following experience:
  • Significant experience of working in a transactional finance setting with specific demonstrable experience in Accounts Payable
  • Good knowledge of the operation of an Accounts Payable function in a large, regulated environment
  • Able to quickly assess policy and procedure in a diverse operation
  • Experience of working in a matrix structure and of communicating across a broad spectrum of stakeholders
  • A high level of diplomacy
  • Highly developed communication skills to be able to provide clear verbal and/or written communications in response to vendor queries
  • AAT (or equivalent) part qualified

What you'll get in return

  • Pension (max you put in 5% and employer puts in 10%)

  • Life assurance x 2
  • Income Protection up to 75% of earnings
  • 25 days leave + bank holidays
  • Free parking
  • Discounted gym on site £20/month

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.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. INDHAF

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