Finance Officer (Purchase Ledger)

Swann Recruitment

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Blandford Forum, gb on site Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 26, 2025 Last posted March 26, 2025
Job description

Our client in Blandford is looking to recruit a Finance Officer (Purchase Ledger) reporting to the Finance Manager, who will contribute to the accurate and timely processing of financial transactions

The successful candidate will be required to support operations in the finance team whilst one team member is on secondment. They will be working alongside 5 other finance officers, where 3 members are purchase ledgers on the team.

We are looking for someone who has an aptitude for numerical work and is able to communicate at all levels. You must have the ability to prioritise a busy role and be able to work independently as well as part of a team. You will need to be proficient in IT systems including Word, Excel and Outlook.

KEY DUTIES:

The day to day duties will include responding to incoming correspondences via email, answering supplier queries about accounts and processing invoices on the system.

  • Maintain the company’s ledgers ensuring complete and accurate process of all transactions.
  • Processing purchase ledger invoices.
  • Reconciliation of Supplier statements.
  • Liaising with Suppliers and resolving queries
  • Generation of Supplier payments
  • Assisting with the processing of the company’s cash recording.

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:

We are looking for someone who has an aptitude for numerical work and is able to communicate at all levels. You must have the ability to prioritise a busy role and be able to work independently as well as part of a team. You will need to be proficient in IT systems including Word, Excel and Outlook.

  • The Finance Officer will need to have demonstrable experience in processing financial transactions.
  • Strong experience of Purchase Ledger, transactional financial processing and reconciliation
  • Strong, clear, accurate and effective numeracy skills
  • Experience of dealing with Supplier invoice queries via telephone and email
  • Experience of relevant IT packages, including: Intermediate Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook, plus computerised accounting systems.

Must be avaiable for an Interview on 15/16/17th January

There is free parking on site

Hours : 8:30am – 5:00pm Monday to Thursday 8.30am – 16.30pm on Fridays

1 hour for lunch

The role is offered on a 12 week contract, with possible extension for the right candidate


About this role

Summary

Process invoices, reconcile accounts, liaise with suppliers, support finance team operations

Job title

Finance Officer (Purchase Ledger)

Experience level

demonstrable experience in processing financial transactions

Industry

finance

Location requirements

Blandford, GB; on-site work only

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

financial transactionspurchase ledgerreconciliationIT proficiencyMicrosoft Excel

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

purchase ledgerfinancial transactionsreconciliationsupplier queries
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Blandford Forum DT11, UK

On-site City