Finance Officer - Purchase Ledger

Finance Officer - Purchase Ledger
Sheffield, South Yorkshire

About The Organisation

Our client is a charity, an evangelistic organisation, and a mission community that works in some of the most deprived communities in the UK and Ireland with children and teenagers, the elderly and everyone in between. They work with those who are homeless, lonely, those experiencing self-harm, who are at risk of gang or knife crime, the unemployed and those who are struggling to make ends meet.

This is an exciting time to be part of this organisation as they continue to grow their work to further their impact and reach their vision. Their values are at the heart of all that they do, and they are proud of their committed and passionate staff team who all contribute to their vision of seeing communities transformed. In joining our client, you will belong to a community of gifted people who are proud to do what they do.

Now, they are looking to appoint Finance Officer: Purchase Ledger to join their fun and hardworking Finance Team.

The Benefits

- Salary of £21,000 - £24,000 DOE
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays pro-rata
- Pension scheme
- A supportive environment and professional training

This is a fantastic opportunity for a purchase ledger professional to advance their career with our client’s growing organisation.

You will have the opportunity to undertake further professional training and play an active role in our client’s national charity. What’s more, their friendly team will support you to find your feet and make a success of your new role within an environment that promotes development and delivers great rewards.

The Role

As a Finance Officer, you will manage the purchase ledger for this charity, processing invoices, petty cash claims and staff expenses, as well as making purchase ledger payment runs.              

Undertaking a wide range of finance and accounting activities, you will process discretionary grants for payment, schedule regular monthly payments and resolve invoicing queries and enquiries.

Specifically, you will:

- Complete the monthly supplier checks

- Handle expense claims including company credit cards and mileage

- Administer non purchase ledger payments and help with general accounting

- Help to manage and reconcile accruals and prepayments creating journals

About You

To join our client’s team as a Finance Officer, you will need:

- Experience of working in a purchase ledger role

- Experience of working with accounting systems

- Experience of working in a finance department

- Knowledge of finance systems and financial and bookkeeping procedures

- Knowledge of financial regulations

- Excellent administration and organisation skills

- Excellent IT skills

- Analytical and numerical skills

- Able to manage confidential data

- Educated to A-Level standard with at least five GCSEs including Maths & English

A professional qualification such as AAT Bookkeeping, ICB Bookkeeping or similar, or willingness to work towards one, would be beneficial to your application, as would a thorough knowledge of GDPR.

This is a part-time role working 30 hours per week Monday to Friday.

The closing date for this vacancy is: 9am, Friday 7th May 2021
Interviews will take place: w/c Monday 10th May 2021

Other organisations may call this role Purchase Ledger Administrator, Purchase Ledger Clerk, Purchase Ledger Assistant, Finance Assistant, Accounts Administrator, or Accounts Assistant.

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