Purchase Ledger Clerk

Education/Qualification

• 2020 Accounting and Finance Degree 2:1– University of Bedfordshire
• 2016 Level 3 Diploma in AAT / Level 2 Functional Skills / Level 1 Certificate in IT – Oldham College
• 2014 GCSEs achieved including Maths at grade C – The Radclyffe School

Systems used

• Microsoft Word and Excel – Intermediate including Vlookups and Pivot Tables
• Sage and other in-house systems

Career Summary

Most Recent Employer – Retail  

Position – Purchase Ledger Clerk (Fixed Term Contract)

Dates – November 2021 – February 2023

• Reported to Finance Team Leader – worked across a team of 30-35
• Worked across a range of Purchase Ledger Duties – across a high volume of Invoices / Supplier Queries
• Dealt with Numerous Purchase Order / Invoices daily – including Matching / Checked and coded of all Invoices
• Responsible for making BACS payments / Daily Bank Reconciliation
• Reconciled all Supplier Statements – Liaised with Suppliers and Dealt with all queries
• Worked out VAT payments
• Made payments via BACS / Allocated payments via Sage
• Maintained existing / Created new Supplier Accounts
• Acted as First Point of Contact for all Inquiries
• Ad hoc duties including Data Entry

Previous Employer – Accountants

Position – Accounts Assistant

Dates – September 2019 – May 2021

• Worked in a small team of 4 and reported to Finance Manager
• Created new Supplier Accounts / Maintained Existing Accounts
• Assisted with all Bookkeeping duties
• Processed Invoices daily and dealt with Supplier Statements
• Liaised with Suppliers – dealt with all queries
• Responsible for all Bank Reconciliation
• Ad Hoc Duties

Previous Employer – Retail

Position – Warehouse Operative

Dates – March 2018 – March 2020

Position – Support Worker

Dates – March 2017 – July 2018

Previous Employer –Takeaway

Position – Cashier

Dates – May 2016 – May 2017