Bookkeeper Clerk

You will be joining a purpose-driven, fast-growing organisation within the commercial charity sector. Operating at scale with a strong national presence, the organisation combines commercial expertise with a clear mission. With a collaborative and supportive culture, you’ll be part of a finance team that plays a critical role in ensuring operational efficiency and financial integrity across multiple locations. Your new role of Purchase Ledger Clerk will be detail-oriented and proactive to support the smooth running of purchase ledger and wider finance operations. In this varied role, your primary focus will be on purchase ledger activities, including capturing, verifying and coding purchase invoices and expenses, processing supplier and expense payments and ensuring accurate posting within finance systems. Alongside your core responsibilities, you will take ownership of a range of operational finance processes. You will support daily banking activities and complete weekly and monthly bank and cash book reconciliations, ensuring all records are accurate and deadlines are met. You will also support audit activities as required and act as a key point of contact for finance-related queries, working closely with internal stakeholders and senior colleagues. You will have previous experience working in a finance role, ideally with exposure to purchase ledger or transactional finance, and be comfortable using finance systems such as Sage and invoice processing tools. Strong Excel skills will be important, particularly for reconciliations and handling financial data. A high level of integrity, professionalism and discretion is essential, along with the ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to data protection principles. A commitment to continuous improvement and personal development will also be key, along with the ability to build strong relationships and support the wider aims of the organisation. You can start this role immediately. There is free parking on site and canteen benefits for both breakfast and lunch. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C’s, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays…