Senior Purchase Ledger Clerk - Eastbourne, United Kingdom - Gardners Books

Gardners Books
Gardners Books
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Eastbourne, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Location:


  • Eastbourne, United Kingdom

Salary:


  • Competitive

Posted:


  • Today at 10:10 AM

Position:


  • Full time
Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge within a friendly, professional team?

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk to join our busy and fast-paced accounts team.


As a key member of the accounts team, the Senior Purchase Ledger Clerk will have full responsibility for a section of our large purchase ledger.

You will handle a wide range of purchase ledger activities.

Further to this, you will create and promote a positive and supportive environment within both the team and the wider office.

We want someone who is approachable and confident in their abilities.


Some of the key day-to-day responsibilities of this Senior Purchase Ledger Clerk role include (but are not limited to):

  • Owning and maintaining your section of supplier accounts.
  • Building and maintaining relationships with suppliers and working with them to resolve issues.
  • Reconciling statements in preparation for monthend payments.
  • Ensuring all suppliers are paid correctly, and all queries are dealt with promptly and conclusively.
  • Chasing and recovering outstanding credit balances.
  • Matching sales reports to supplier invoices.
  • Processing shortage claims.
This is an office-based role within our Eastbourne facility. The hours are 37.5 hours per week from Monday to Friday. Full training will be provided.

Essential Skills

  • A minimum of 2 years of accounts experience, preferably in purchase ledger
  • Excellent MS Office skills
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to work to a high degree of accuracy
  • Ability to take ownership of queries and respond within a timely manner
  • Confident in dealing with a highvolume workload
  • Clear and confident communication skills
  • A strong team ethic with a flexibility and willingness to adapt where necessary to help the wider team.
  • Resilience with the ability to problemsolve
Desired Skills

Previous experience using Sage accounting software would be beneficial for this Senior Purchase Ledger Clerk position.

About Company

Gardners is one of the world's largest wholesalers of British books, entertainment products, and eBooks.


Based primarily from our Eastbourne premises, we are proud to be a family-run business with our staff at the very heart of what we do.


Our departments and teams' combined effort ensures we offer a first-class service to our global customer base, combined with a fast delivery service.


At Gardners, we recognise that our people are our strength, and the diverse talents they bring to our collaborative workforce are directly linked to our success.

We are an equal opportunities employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion across all departments.
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