Purchase Ledger Clerk

Locations

Northampton, Northamptonshire

£24,800 per annum (pro rata £15.90 per hour)

Northampton (office-based)

Hours:

Flexible working pattern across 30 hours per week (Temporary to Permanent).

A well‑established and growing manufacturing business in Northampton is looking to recruit an experienced Purchase Ledger Clerk to join its finance team on a part‑time basis.

This role would suit someone who is comfortable working in a fast‑paced, high‑volume invoice processing environment and enjoys taking ownership of transactional finance responsibilities.

You will play a key role supporting the finance function with the day‑to‑day management of the purchase ledger, ensuring invoices are processed accurately and on time with minimal supervision.

• High-volume processing of purchase ledger invoices
• Three‑way matching against purchase orders and GRNs
• Managing supplier payment runs
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Creating and maintaining supplier accounts
• Liaising with suppliers to resolve queries
• Supporting month‑end reporting and invoice accruals
• General ledger housekeeping
• Supporting internal controls and journal postings
• Assisting with additional finance tasks where required

This role is particularly suited to someone who has previously worked in a busy purchase ledger environment handling large invoice volumes and is confident managing payment runs independently.

• Around 5 years' experience in a purchase ledger role
• Strong experience processing high volumes of invoices
• Experience preparing and managing supplier payment runs
• Experience using accounting software (Sage 200 or similar)
• Good Excel skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• A proactive and organised approach to workload management
• Confidence communicating with suppliers and internal teams

• Experience processing high volumes of invoices
• Experience compiling supplier payment runs
• Experience using accounting software and Excel

This is a great opportunity to join a stable and supportive finance team within a well‑established local employer offering flexible part‑time hours.