Senior Purchase Ledger Clerk - Ashton-Under-Lyne, United Kingdom - OT Group

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Key responsibilities & accountabilities

  • Undertake all activities in line with Company Health, Safety, and Environmental policies and procedures and participate in the development of a safe and healthy workplace.
  • Be accounts payable expert at Ashton supporting the purchase ledger clerks.
  • Prepare and maintain required reporting including KPI reporting on a weekly basis.
  • Prepare weekly payment runs and upload to bank.
  • Key contact for query resolution.
  • Input into YOUZ implementation and ongoing maintenance and control.
  • Input of supplier invoices and credits for stock, overhead, direct supply and print suppliers matching to goods received note/advice service received/direct delivery advice and matched to purchase order.
  • Timely input of all invoices received such that all invoices are captured within 1 working day.
  • Obtain statements from suppliers and ensure reconciled on a monthly basis, querying reconciling items with suppliers.
  • Ensuring suppliers are paid to terms.
  • Managing debit balances.

Key competencies

Agility - Ability to demonstrate quick decision making. Responsive to customer needs and is focused on delivery. Willing and able to adapt and flex approach to changing business and customer needs.

  • Customer focused and able to flex approach to meet different stakeholder requirements
  • Delivers on commitments
  • Able to manage in ambiguity and manage multiple priorities
Identifies change opportunities and drives change through the company


Partnership - Collaborates across the company and fosters long term relationships internally and externally. Communicates effectively, managing all stakeholders. Promotes effective team working which supports knowledge sharing and a positive and respectful working environment.

  • Builds strong internal and external working relationships and networks
  • Pragmatic approach
  • Creates an environment where individuals can openly question, share information and give feedback.
Genuinely values others' input and expertise and is willing to learn from others


Innovation -Proactively seeks ways to improve products, services and processes. Demonstrates a creative approach to solving problems and generating innovative solutions, which may include simplification, automation and digitisation.

  • Understands the bigger picture
  • Questions and challenges others to get to the root of people and business issues
  • Curious, drives changes across the business through people and culture

Integrity - Takes accountability and owns issues. Finds solutions to challenges and is trusted to deliver consistent high quality outputs.

  • Maintains highest levels of integrity and confidentiality
  • Demonstrates empathy, tact and diplomacy when dealing with sensitive/ difficult situations
  • Takes accountability for delivering consistent high quality outputs
  • Openly challenges poor practices

Qualifications or equivalent experience
2 years minimum prior Accounts Payable/transactional finance experience.


Skills & Knowledge
Intermediate Excel skills
Data entry - preferably D365
YOUZ experience preferred
Query resolution skills
Ability to manage time effectively
Ability to work as part of team
Attention to detail
Ability to meet deadlines
Communication skills


Department:
Finance
Job Type:Full Time
Job Location:Ashton-under-Lyne
Salary:Dependent on experience

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