Purchase Ledger Clerk

If you’re looking for a role where your accuracy and attention to detail actually matter, this is your chance to make a real impact. As an Accounts Payable Assistant, you’ll be the go-to person for raising purchase orders and processing invoices, supporting a variety of departments and suppliers. You’ll help keep the wheels turning for a leading public sector organisation. This is a role where your knack for numbers, clear communication, and problem-solving will be valued every day.Reporting to the Accounts Payable Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Raising purchase orders to suppliers based on instructions and approvals from budget holders
• Resolving incomplete purchase order requests
• Accepting invoices from suppliers and securing the relevant approval to pay, ensuring payment terms are met
• Identifying goods and services received without a purchase order, obtaining cost codes, approvals, and justifications to make payment
• Making other payments with appropriate authorisation, such as payment requisitions
• Using the team purchasing card for payments when appropriate
• Contributing to ongoing process reviews to ensure efficiency and customer satisfaction
• Providing excellent customer service to internal and external customers via phone, email, and face-to-face
• Carrying out any other tasks appropriate to the grade of the post, as reasonably requested

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