Cummins Mellor Recruitment
Blackburn
Full Time | Permanent | Office Based
Are you an experienced Purchase Ledger professional who enjoys keeping things organised, building strong supplier relationships and taking pride in getting the details right?
We're working exclusively with a successful and growing Blackburn business to recruit a Purchase Ledger Administrator to join their friendly finance team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established organisation where you'll play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of the purchase ledger function while supporting the wider finance team.
The Role
As Purchase Ledger Administrator, you'll be responsible for managing the purchase ledger from invoice processing through to supplier payments, ensuring accuracy and efficiency at every stage. You'll also have the opportunity to support other areas of finance, including sales ledger and bank reconciliations during holiday cover, making this a varied and rewarding role.
Key Responsibilities
- Matching purchase invoices to purchase orders and delivery notes
- Processing high volumes of purchase invoices accurately
- Coding invoices to the correct nominal and depot accounts
- Reconciling supplier statements and resolving queries
- Preparing weekly and monthly supplier payment runs
- Setting up new supplier accounts and maintaining existing records
- Processing credit notes and resolving invoice disputes
- Maintaining electronic invoice records and supporting finance administration
- Building strong working relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Supporting continuous improvements to finance processes
- Providing additional support with sales ledger and bank reconciliations when required
About You
You'll already have experience working within a busy purchase ledger or accounts payable environment and enjoy working in a fast-paced finance team.
We're looking for someone who:
- Has previous purchase ledger/accounts payable experience
- Is highly organised with excellent attention to detail
- Can manage workloads and meet deadlines
- Has strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Is proactive and enjoys solving problems
- Has good IT skills, including Excel and finance systems (Sage experience would be advantageous)
What's in it for you?
- Join a well-established, successful business with a great reputation
- Be part of a supportive and welcoming finance team
- Varied role with exposure to wider finance duties
- Stable, permanent opportunity with long-term prospects
- Free on-site parking
- Full-time, office-based role in Blackburn
If you're looking for your next opportunity within finance and want to join a business where your experience will be genuinely valued, we'd love to hear from you.
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