Purchase Ledger Assistant (Construction)

Elevation Accountancy & Finance are currently working alongside a fast paced, rapidly growing construction business within the Leeds area as they look to recruit a conscientious & passionate experienced Purchase Ledger Professional into their team.

Currently going through a period of rapid growth and transition, this business is now looking for an experienced & energetic Purchase Ledger Clerk who is methodical, can work under pressure and has a passion for Purchase Ledger. The successful candidate will support the business by having a smooth and efficient purchasing process, making it simple for our team to procure, comforting for our supply chain to work with us, all whilst avoiding loss of reputation with our supply chain and protecting the company against failure as a result of getting out of process.

Duties & Responsibilities:

* Vetting suppliers for credit worthiness, minimising the risk of supplier failure
* Agreeing supplier credit accounts and agreeable payment terms in advance of first orders being placed
* Building strong supplier relationships
* Ensuring all supplier details are correct and information supplied is accurate both ways
* Project cost reports contain up to date information from invoices being posted
* Reconciled to supplier statements on a monthly basis, with invoice queries being resolved in a timely manner and subcontractor valuations being posted in accordance with subcontract payment schedules
* Coding errors identified are corrected in a timely manner
* Working closely with site and issuing weekly reports to ensure no unnecessary plant hire costs are incurred for additional hire periods
* Maintaining the required hire period on Evision using information from the weekly plant hire report returned from site
* Verifying all subcontractors during the onboarding process
* Submitting monthly CIS returns
* Issuing monthly statements to subcontractors each month
* Applying the correct VAT treatments

Experience/Qualifications /Skills:

* Must have at least 6 years' experience in a similar role
* Excellent IT skills (knowledge of Excel essential)
* Basic knowledge of VAT preferred
* Experience of Sage 200 would be an advantage but not essential
* Experience of working for an construction company
* Experience of working with multi currency accounts would be an advantage
* Accurate and attention to detail is essential
* Highly organised and self motivated
* Be adaptable and flexible

If you match the specified criteria and are interested in discussing the position in more detail, please don't hesitate to contact Sophie Hodgson today.

Elevation Recruitment group is a specialist division focusing on the recruitment of talented Accountancy & Finance professionals across all levels, from entry level trainees to post qualified accountants.