Finance Officer - Purchase Ledger

Purchase Ledger Officer

Location: Short walk from Erdington Station
Working Arrangement: Fully on-site
Contract: Interim, 3–6 months
Pay: £21–£23 per hour via Umbrella

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Purchase Ledger Officer to join a busy finance team on an interim basis for an initial period of 3–6 months.

This is a great opportunity for a proactive and inquisitive finance professional who enjoys solving problems and getting to the bottom of discrepancies.

The Role

The successful candidate will join the Purchase Ledger function during a period of significant systems change. You will be responsible for managing a high volume of transactional invoices and investigating discrepancies arising from new processes and system workflows.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Processing and managing purchase ledger transactions.
• Investigating invoice discrepancies, including missing goods received notes and other issues preventing invoices from being processed.
• Liaising with internal teams and external contractors to resolve invoice queries.
• Working closely with operational teams to identify and rectify process issues.
• Helping colleagues understand and correctly use new systems and processes.
• Identifying recurring issues and suggesting improvements to processes.
• Maintaining accurate records and ensuring outstanding queries are followed through to resolution.
• Supporting the wider Purchase Ledger team with ad hoc transactional finance duties.

The role will involve handling a significant volume of invoices, so strong organisation and the ability to prioritise effectively are essential.

About You

We are looking for someone who is more than a traditional transactional Purchase Ledger Clerk. You should be curious, tenacious and comfortable investigating problems rather than simply processing invoices.

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience within a Purchase Ledger / Accounts Payable environment.
• Strong transactional finance experience.
• Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach.
• Strong systems knowledge and the ability to understand transaction types, document numbers and system processes.
• Experience investigating and resolving invoice discrepancies.
• The confidence and tenacity to follow up with internal teams and external suppliers/contractors.
• An inquisitive mindset and the ability to identify where processes are breaking down.
• Experience working within a changing or imperfect systems environment.
• Good Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.