Purchase Ledger

  • Elate Staffing Solutions Ltd
  • South Kirkby, Yorkshire
  • Aug 27, 2026
Full time Accounting

Job Description

Purchase Ledger

Location: South Kirkby
Salary: £26,000 £31,000 DOE
Hours: 37.5 hours Monday Thursday 8:00am 4:30pm, Friday 8:00am 1:30pm
Working Arrangement: Fully office-based

The Role:

We are recruiting for an ambitious Purchase Ledger to join a growing finance team within an established manufacturing environment.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with around 2 years' finance experience who wants to progress beyond transactional finance and develop their management accounting skills.

You'll take ownership of the purchase ledger function while gaining valuable exposure to month-end, reconciliations, accruals and wider finance activities.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Own the end-to-end purchase ledger process.
  • Process and reconcile supplier invoices and statements.
  • Manage supplier queries and resolve discrepancies.
  • Prepare supplier payment runs.
  • Support month-end, including accruals, GRNI and balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Assist with journals, reporting and financial analysis.
  • Support finance projects and process improvements.
About You:

We're looking for someone who is:

  • Experienced in purchase ledger, finance assistant or assistant accountant roles.
  • Ideally AAT qualified/studying or committed to professional development.
  • Highly numerate with excellent attention to detail.
  • Confident using Excel, including PivotTables and lookups.
  • Proactive, organised and able to take ownership.
  • Ambitious to develop into a broader management accounting role.

Sage/ERP experience and manufacturing or engineering experience would be advantageous.

Benefits:
  • £26,000 £31,000 salary DOE
  • 33 days' holiday including bank holidays
  • Holiday buy/sell scheme
  • Christmas shutdown
  • 1:30pm finish every Friday
  • 24/7 GP access
  • Health benefits and Specsavers vouchers
  • Salary sacrifice scheme
  • Death-in-service cover
  • Free parking
  • Training and genuine career progression

If you're looking for a role where you can develop from transactional finance into management accounting, apply today.