Purchase Ledger

Accounts Clerk

Location: Office-Based Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:30pm (1-hour unpaid lunch) Holiday: 25 Days + Bank Holidays Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits

Time Recruitment are proud to be acting as a preferred recruitment partner on behalf of a well-established and growing property business seeking an experienced Residential Accounts Clerk to join their finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented accounts professional with strong purchase ledger/accounts payable experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and building positive relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

The Role

As a Residential Accounts Clerk, you will be responsible for the efficient processing of supplier invoices and maintaining strong control of the accounts payable function across multiple entities.

Key duties will include:

• Processing high volumes of contractor and supplier invoices accurately and efficiently
• Managing multiple finance mailboxes and responding to queries in a timely manner
• Liaising with suppliers and internal departments to resolve invoice discrepancies
• Matching invoices to purchase orders and investigating pricing or volume variances
• Managing invoices on hold and proactively resolving issues to improve future processing
• Performing monthly supplier statement reconciliations
• Posting daily cash transactions
• Assisting with supplier account maintenance in line with company procedures
• Generating weekly payment runs for approval and payment
• Supporting year-end audit requirements and providing information to auditors
• Assisting regional teams with ad-hoc payment requests and general finance enquiries
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and enhance efficiency
• Providing general office support including answering calls, scanning and document management

About You

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

Essential Skills & Experience

• Minimum 2 years' Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger experience
• Strong invoice processing and supplier reconciliation experience
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Professional telephone manner
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across departments
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
• A process-driven and methodical approach to work
• Team player with a proactive attitude
• Ability to manage supplier queries and escalate where necessary

Desirable

• Experience using Qube software
• Good Microsoft Excel skills
• AAT part-qualified or studying towards AAT

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme (4% employee contribution, 4% employer contribution)
• Death in Service benefit of 3x annual salary
• Enhanced sickness scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Stable and supportive working environment
• Opportunity to join an established and growing organisation

If you're an experienced Accounts Payable or Purchase Ledger professional looking for your next challenge within a friendly and supportive finance team, we'd love to hear from you.

Time Recruitment are acting as a Preferred Recruitment Partner in relation to this vacancy