Purchase Ledger Assistant

Purchase Ledger Assistant

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Huddersfield

Reporting To: Accounts Payable Lead

Compensation: £24,479 / year

Join a collaborative finance team where you’ll ensure commission payments are accurate, reconciled and delivered on time.

This is an entry level role with opportunities to progress - once you've passed your probation period and are proficient in your role, if you're keen to study towards a relevant account qualification, we'll support you!

Role Overview: This is role focused on supporting the accurate processing and reconciliation of mortgage commission payments, acting as a key link between lenders and Simplybiz Mortgages members while ensuring payments are complete, timely and well-controlled within a high-volume finance environment.

Internally, we call this role Procuration Analyst.

• Process commission payments from start to finish, making sure everything is accurate before payments are made
• Check and match incoming payment data against system records and bank receipts to ensure everything balances
• Review and clean data received from lenders to make sure it’s complete and correct
• Help calculate and prepare payments to members in line with agreed terms
• Investigate and resolve any differences, missing payments or incorrect amounts
• Act as a point of contact for queries from lenders and members, providing clear updates and support
• Support weekly and month-end checks to ensure all payments are fully accounted for
• Keep clear records and documentation to support audit and control processes
• Work closely with wider teams (finance, operations, sales) to resolve issues and improve processes
• Assist with supplier invoices, payments and reconciliations as part of the wider finance teams

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to process high volumes of financial data accurately
• Comfortable working with large datasets and repetitive workflows
• Solid reconciliation skills with a methodical and investigative approach
• Clear communication skills when dealing with internal stakeholders, lenders and Simply Biz members
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong Excel capability

• Experience in a finance operations, payments or reconciliation role is desirable
• Experience working with commission-based income or within financial services (ideally mortgages) would be advantageous
• Experience with finance systems such as Sage Intacct, Dynamics or similar is beneficial

• Highly organised and process-driven
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Positive, team-oriented attitude with willingness to support wider finance activities
• Proactive and solutions-focused mindset
• Comfortable working with high volume tasks while maintaining attention to detail

Location: This is a hybrid role, where you'll be working in our Huddersfield office 3 times each week, usually on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday. The other 2 days you'll work from home.

Right to Work: Applicants must already hold a legal right to work in the UK without time restrictions and without the need for future sponsorship. We are unable to provide Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.