Purchase Ledger Assistant

Leger Shearings Group is the UK's largest escorted coach tour operator, with six brands spanning UK and European holidays, rail journeys, river cruises, specialist Battlefield Tours and educational experiences. Our founding brand, Leger Holidays, has over 40 years' experience in escorted touring and offers hundreds of carefully planned itineraries to the world's most sought-after destinations – from short breaks and worldwide adventures to festive holidays and trips designed for solo travellers. Our Shearings brand provides a strong presence across the UK, with hundreds of affordable breaks and inspiring itineraries to choose from. The Group is focused on delivering continued growth to meet its ambitious plans. To support our growth, we now have an opportunity for a Purchase Ledger Assistant to join our team.

Why join us?

• A competitive salary of £26,000pa (FTE) - we believe that pay transparency matters
• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays – increasing by one day for each full calendar year worked up to a maximum of 25 days
• Additionalleave for your birthday. As we believe no one should work on their birthday!
• Additionalleave for Christmas Eve
• Option to buy up to five days’additionalannual leave allowance
• Up to five days additionalleave and £1,570 allowance towards a Group Coach Tour holiday
• Free travel insurance when travelling on any Group holiday
• Friends and family discount
• Frequent opportunities to socialise with colleagues in quarterly team socials and annual business events

About the role

Working as part of a Purchase Ledger team of three, and a wider finance team of 10, this position plays an important role in ensuring that our suppliers are paid in a timely and accurate manner, contributing to business success. The successful candidate will have experience processing a large volume of invoices while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, ensuring we get it right first time every time. You will be flexible and able to provide support to the finance team and the wider business.

This is a full-time office-based role, but we would also consider a suitably experienced candidate looking for 30+ hours per week. If this is something which appeals to you, please tell us as part of your application.

Your key responsibilities

• Matching and coding of invoices, ensuring full checks are carried out to ensure accuracy
• Managing new and existing supplier details
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Verifying supplier payment details and ensuring changes are applied to the system in a timely manner
• Making payments in line with terms and company procedures
• Processing employee expense claims and credit card statements
• Answering telephone calls and emails relating to purchase ledger and the wider finance team
• Supporting the finance team and wider business as required

About you

The successful candidate will have

• Previous experience in a Purchase Ledger role, working with a high volume and variety of invoices
• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Good IT skills, including confidence using finance systems and Microsoft Excel
• A confident communicator, able to liaise professionally with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve queries effectively
• Willingness to support the finance team and wider business
• Experience using Microsoft Dynamics NAV would be an advantage but not essential

We endeavour to respond to all candidates but due to the volumes of applications often received, this may not always be possible.Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 7 days, please assume that your application was unsuccessful on this occasion.

No agency referrals please.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Employee discount
• Free or subsidised travel
• Free parking
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person