Purchase Ledger Assistant - fixed term

Do you have a keen eye for detail? Are you highly organised? Do you thrive in a busy team environment?
If so – we’d love to hear from you!

JDP is looking for a Fixed Term Purchase Ledger Assistant to join our well-established team at our Head Office in Longtown. This is a maternity cover role for 6 months. 

As part of the Purchase Ledger team, you’ll play a key role in ensuring that all goods purchased are accurately recorded, authorised, and accounted for. The role involves processing a high volume of invoices, so attention to detail and efficiency are essential.

Responsibilities:

• Processing high volume of invoices.
• To ensure that all goods purchased are accurately recorded, authorised and accounted for.
• To control supplier accounts (ensuring that all due invoices are cleared for payment efficiently and all queries are resolved) in order to maximise the amount of discount receivable each month.
• To control inter-company accounts.
• To control and ensure the completion of debit notes.
• Recording overhead costs and accounting for Vat.