Purchase Ledger Clerk - Salford, United Kingdom - Placefirst

Description

The Opportunity

Purchase Ledger Clerk

Package:
Up to £28k - £30K, plus performance related discretionary bonus.

Supporting our customers is at the heart of what we do at Placefirst.

We are looking to appoint a Purchase Ledger Clerk to the Manchester team, based in contemporary and flexible office space within our Exchange Quay head office.

The position of Purchase Ledger Clerk, is an integral part of an experienced, professional, and established wider team who are involved in all aspects of residential property management, are driven to provide a first-class customer service and are focused on achieving our targets.

A Class Suite of Company Benefits

Contributory Pension Scheme, Private healthcare, Life insurance, Electric car salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle to work scheme, Fee parking, Subsidised social events, 25 days holiday, Additional birthday day off, flexible working.

The Company
Placefirst is a growing Residential Property Company and a leading provider in the Build-to-Rent sector.

This award-winning company retains complete ownership of the high-level schemes and neighbourhoods that it designs, builds, and maintains and has already created more than 1,500 homes, which shall be more than quadrupled within the next 5 years.

Our superb and inclusive culture as informed by our diverse team shapes the way we do things and how we support each other.

Offering you a wealth of opportunity for you to grow and develop your career through training, personal development plans, talent management opportunities and health and wellbeing activities, in a growing business where our colleagues would highly recommend Placefirst as an employer to their friends and family.

The Role
Reporting directly to the Purchase Ledger Team Leader, the key responsibilities of the role will include but not limited to:

• Solely managing the group Council Tax/ Business rate bills for void units.
• Managing and processing Utility bills for void units.
• Processing of purchase ledger invoices and ensuring that these are processed within company policies and procedures.
• Management and processing of subcontractor certificates
• Daily bank reconciliation
• Monthly Supplier statement reconciliations
• Weekly and monthly payment runs.
• Monthly CIS submissions
• Setting up and verifying new suppliers (Inc CIS and VAT check)
• Assist with Credit card processing.
• Communicating with internal & external stakeholders with regards to invoice queries
• Assisting with the management of the central ''Finance Inbox''
• Ensuring that all selfbilling VAT agreements with subcontractors are up to date prior to making subcontractor payments.
• Continuously improving the controls and processes within the ledger function
• Assist in other ad hoc tasks when required by other colleagues.

About You

Our ideal Purchase Ledger Clerk will have previous working experience in a purchase ledger role with a high volume of invoice entering and a minimum of 5+ years' experience.

You will have great interpersonal and strong communications skills and able to communicate with a wide range of people. Good team working skills are essential and the ability to work independently when needed, along with strong organisational skills.

We are looking for someone with confidence and the commercial awareness to challenge costs and the enthusiasm to learn and continue with their professional development, whilst having the ability to hit the ground running with most aspects of the role.

This is a fantastic opportunity for you if you are looking to excel in your career.

Experience of Yardi property management software would be advantageous and exposure to the Lettings and Construction industry would be a distinct benefit.

Salary:
£28,000.00-£30,000.00 per year


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location:
One location