Purchase Ledger – Head Office
Salary: £33,240 per annum
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Head Office, Measham
About Pickerings
Pickerings is a leading supplier of high-quality temporary buildings. We design and supply flexible solutions to a diverse range of customers, including schools requiring additional classrooms, commercial businesses needing extra office space, and construction sites requiring complete office and welfare facilities.
The Role
We are looking for an organised and detail-focused Purchase Ledger professional to join our Head Office team in Measham.
Working closely with our Finance and Operations teams, you will be responsible for supporting the purchase ledger function, maintaining accurate financial records, liaising with suppliers and depots, and providing a professional service to customers and colleagues.
Key Responsibilities
Customer Service
- Provide a professional and responsive service to customers.
- Deal with customer queries appropriately and efficiently.
Purchase Ledger & Finance
- Open and maintain supplier accounts for your assigned areas of the ledger.
- Provide a full range of purchase ledger support, including:
- Chasing outstanding orders.
- Matching invoices to purchases.
- Raising and applying the correct nominal codes.
- Reconciling supplier statements.
- BACS generation
- Ensure invoice information is accurately entered into Insphire and Sage, including the correct VAT treatment.
- Liaise with depots and suppliers to ensure the smooth and efficient management of your assigned areas of the ledger.
- Keep the trial balance up to date for review.
- Assist the Finance Director and Management Accounts Supervisor with monthly and year-end accounts.
- Support the preparation of year-end audits.
- Process petty cash receipts ensuring charges are made to the relevant nominal codes and payments are issued correctly
Administration
- Undertake a range of general administrative duties, including word processing, answering telephone enquiries, photocopying, filing, preparing reports and collating information as required.
- Implement and maintain effective administrative processes.
- Ensure company documentation is completed accurately, in line with company policies and within required timescales.
- Maintain company records in compliance with the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
- Act as the first point of contact for incoming telephone calls, directing callers to the appropriate department.
- Attend and participate in meetings and training sessions as required.
- Provide support to the Management Accounts Supervisor and Finance Director with any other reasonable duties as required.
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
- Experienced in an administrative, accounts or purchase ledger role — previous experience is desirable.
- Confident communicating with customers, suppliers and colleagues.
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
- Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Confident using computer systems and Microsoft Office.
- Positive, reliable and committed to delivering a high standard of work.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary of £33,240 per annum
- 33 days’ holiday, inclusive of public holidays and our festive shutdown period
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance scheme
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