Purchase Ledger Assistant | Hybrid Job in Hitchin, Hertfordshire

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Purchase Ledger Assistant | Hybrid Job in Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Job Description
Ellis Mason are recruiting for a PURCHASE LEDGER ASSISTANT to join a highly respected business based in Hitchin.
The purpose of the role is to the support the wider finance team with full ownership of maintaining the trade purchase ledger including queries, trade invoices and general administrative duties across four trading entities.
THE SALARY & BENEFITS
* Permanent, full time role
* Hybrid working
* Base salary £25,000 to £27,000
* On-site parking
THE JOB
* Entering invoices and credit notes to the purchase ledger accounts for multiple entities
* Ensuring internal controls are maintained for all purchasing procedures
* Processing weekly Excel reports
* Reconciling supplier statements on a weekly basis
* Contacting suppliers for missing invoices/credit notes
* Processing BACS payment runs on multiple banking platforms
* Setting up new suppliers on the finance system
* Processing monthly staff expenses
* Maintaining relationships with suppliers by resolving any queries as quickly as possible.
ELIGIBILITY
* Basic Excel skills, with the ability maintain the integrity of spreadsheets.
* High attention to detail and accuracy.
* Excellent communication skills, building stakeholder confidence through regular and clear dialogue.
* Experience working within multi-site or multi-entity organisations.
* A hard worker with a great work ethics and positive mindset.
* Good systems experience, ideally Sage50 and Xero that will be replaced with SAP BYD

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Ippollitts
County: Hertfordshire
Country: United Kingdom
Salary: £25000 – £27000/annum
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