Group Purchase Ledger Controller - London, United Kingdom - Big Issue Group

Big Issue Group

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Based in London

Salary:
£26,300 per annum

Full-time

6 months fixed term contract (Maternity Cover)
We have an exciting opportunity for a Group Purchase Ledger Controller to join our Finance Department.

As an integral part of the Finance team, the Group Purchase Ledger Controller is responsible for ensuring that all invoices and expenses throughout the Group are correctly authorised; accurately recorded in the accounting system and correctly paid in accordance with suppliers' credit terms.

In addition, the Group Purchase Ledger Controller assists in the preparation of management accounts.

The Role
Reporting to the Finance Manager, key responsibilities of the Group Purchase Ledger Controller include:

Ensuring all invoices and expenses are approved and posted to the relevant purchase ledger
Reconciling individual supplier accounts
Ensuring invoices and expenses are paid in accordance with suppliers credit terms
Reconciling purchase ledger control account to the nominal ledger on a monthly basis
Dealing with supplier queries
Maintaining petty cash
Assisting with the preparation of the management accounts in accordance with the timetable.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

Proactive, cando attitude and a methodical approach to work.
Basic understanding of accounting principles such as double entry bookkeeping and prepayments.
Experience with purchase ledger within a finance department, working with a midlevel accounting package.
A good understanding of VAT gained through practical experience.
Experience of performing monthend and year end procedures in purchase ledger
Personable, with great communication skills and the ability to build relationships, explain technical issues to nontechnical colleagues and raise any financial issues with them.
Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel

For a full job description with details of skills and experience, please download from the link below.

Salary and Benefits include:

Salary of £26,300 per annum
Incremental holiday entitlement starting at 25 days per year plus bank holidays (prorata for part time staff) plus paid leave to care for a sick child or grandchild and a sick or elderly relation
Incremental sick pay starting at 5 days per rolling year
Enhanced contribution to our workplace pension
Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
Comprehensive flexible working policy open to all staff
Training and development opportunities including an open learning library and management training schemes
Health benefits include life cover, a health Cashplan scheme which provides access to counselling and a range of therapies

Please note that we reserve the right to review and amend our staff benefits and they do not form part of any contract of employment.

Workplace details
This role will be based at our Head Office in London with the possibility for partial remote working.

The Big Issue Group is striving towards Equal Opportunities

Since 1991, The Big Issue has fought poverty by creating opportunities and supporting people to take control of their lives.

Over time our organisation has grown and now The Big Issue Group consists of The Big Issue Company Ltd and Big Issue Invest Ltd (our social investment arm).

In addition, we also have our sister charity The Big Issue Foundation.