Finance Officer - Purchase Ledger

Purchase Ledger Officer

Location: Short walk from Erdington Station
Working Arrangement: Fully on-site
Contract: Interim, 3–6 months
Pay: £21–£23 per hour via Umbrella

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Purchase Ledger Officer to join a busy finance team on an interim basis for an initial period of 3–6 months.

This is a great opportunity for a proactive and inquisitive finance professional who enjoys solving problems and getting to the bottom of discrepancies.

The Role

The successful candidate will join the Purchase Ledger function during a period of significant systems change. You will be responsible for managing a high volume of transactional invoices and investigating discrepancies arising from new processes and system workflows.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Processing and managing purchase ledger transactions.


• Investigating invoice discrepancies, including missing goods received notes and other issues preventing invoices from being processed.


• Liaising with internal teams and external contractors to resolve invoice queries.


• Working closely with operational teams to identify and rectify process issues.


• Helping colleagues understand and correctly use new systems and processes.


• Identifying recurring issues and suggesting improvements to processes.


• Maintaining accurate records and ensuring outstanding queries are followed through to resolution.


• Supporting the wider Purchase Ledger team with ad hoc transactional finance duties.

The role will involve handling a significant volume of invoices, so strong organisation and the ability to prioritise effectively are essential.

About You

We are looking for someone who is more than a traditional transactional Purchase Ledger Clerk. You should be curious, tenacious and comfortable investigating problems rather than simply processing invoices.

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience within a Purchase Ledger / Accounts Payable environment.


• Strong transactional finance experience.


• Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach.


• Strong systems knowledge and the ability to understand transaction types, document numbers and system processes.


• Experience investigating and resolving invoice discrepancies.


• The confidence and tenacity to follow up with internal teams and external suppliers/contractors.


• An inquisitive mindset and the ability to identify where processes are breaking down.


• Experience working within a changing or imperfect systems environment.


• Good Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

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