Finance Assistant - Purchase Ledger

PURCHASE LEDGER ASSISTANT (FINANCE)

£25,000.00-26,000.00

LEICESTER/HYBRID - 2-3 DAY WORKING SPLIT

Are you a committed Finance professional? Do you have experience of Purchase Ledger? Are you located within a one hour commute of our Head Office in Enderby, Leicestershire?

Come and join our friendly team as a Purchase Ledger Assistant!

If you decide our Purchase Ledger Assistant role is for you you’ll be joining the UK’s largest group of conveyancers, a business that is constantly looking to expand, and one that champions strategic innovation.

This role is an essential part of our team, providing first line Purchase Ledger support to our staff, managers and suppliers.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ownership of the purchase ledger including ensuring invoices are approved in a timely manner
• Processing high volume transactions accurately
• Reconciliation of supplier statements, including frequent communication with external bodies regarding queries and process
• Maintenance of purchase order trackers, book purchases, and match against orders and approvals

BENEFITS

Competitive Salary, Hybrid Working - a base location at a modern office in beautiful surroundings with remote working opportunities, 25 Days Holiday Plus 8 Days Public Holiday, Option To Buy Or Sell Holiday, Pension, Life Assurance, Employee Assistant Programme, Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption Pay, Free Conveyancing Legals, GP-24 Hour Service, Retail Discounts Plus Many More! 

OUR HIRING PROCESS:

1. You’ve checked out our job ad
2. It’s gathered your interest and you’ve applied using our easy application process
3. If selected, our hiring manager will arrange an initial 20 minute screening call via telephone or video call
4. For the candidates who most closely match the role requirements, we will then seek to arrange a formal competency interview, most likely to take place at our Leicester Head Office
5. If successful, we make the offer and get the ball rolling
6. Once in post you can even recommend your friends to join us and earn a sweet referral bonus – for each one! 

REQUIREMENTS

And now for the nitty gritty:

You’ll need to have some experience of working within a Finance team, specifically in regards to Purchase Ledger activities. If you have formal Finance qualifications already that would be fantastic although this is not at all a pre-requisite as we value experience over qualifications for this particular role.

You will be friendly yet professional in all communications, and able to build strong and effective relationships with colleagues, managers and suppliers.

You will have excellent attention to detail and be able to work quickly and effectively with minimal supervision. You will be prepared to help your team mates with their workload when needed, and be able to deal with urgent requests, conflicting demands, and difficult situations calmly and competently.

You will be IT proficient, particularly in regards to Microsoft Excel, and have some previous exposure to accounting software, ideally Sage 200.

OUR PEOPLE

Simplify believes diversity brings benefits for our clients, our business and our people. This is why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and encourage applications from all suitable applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

ABOUT US

Simplify is the UK’s leading conveyancing and property services business, comprising nine businesses which include some of the largest conveyancing law firms in the UK, two leading independent property services businesses as well as being the market-leading direct to consumer online conveyancer.