Purchase Ledger Clerk

  • Smartsearch Recruitment
  • Oct 26, 2025
Contractor Accounting

Job Description

Purchase Ledger Clerk, Salary: £28,500, Contract: 3 months initially with the potential to be extended and/or the potential for a permanent role. Hybrid: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in the Chineham, Basingstoke office with the option to work from home on Monday and Friday.

We have an opportunity for a Purchase Ledger Clerk to work for a leading business on an initial 3-month contract but with the potential to be extended and the potential for a permanent role. We are keen to hear from candidates with experience as a Purchase Ledger Clerk or similar role E.g. Finance Administrator / Finance Assistant, Accounts Administrator, Sales Ledger Clerk. Experience of SAP would be advantageous.

Purchase Ledger Clerk - The role:

  • Posting of supplier invoices and credit notes
  • Completion of the weekly consignment stock process
  • Prioritising supplier invoices relating to blocked stock.
  • Recommending action following the reconciliation and review of the Supplier Gains and Losses
  • Completion of the Month End GRNI Reconciliation
  • Investigation of aged GRNI and recommend action to clear.
  • Raising and posting of supplier payment runs
  • Dealing with query invoices and parked documents
  • Provide commentary to the business to understand the impact of all Health Check Reports relating to Purchase Ledger
  • Reconciling Supplier statements
  • Processing Supplier RMAs, monitoring aged items and recommend action to clear off the ledger.
  • Attaching Supplier invoices to the relevant posting in SAP.
  • Creation of new Supplier Accounts

If you re interested in this role and have experience in a Purchase Ledger Clerk, Finance Administrator / Finance Assistant, Accounts Administrator, Sales Ledger Clerk or similar role, then please apply attaching your CV.