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What is a Purchase Ledger Clerk?
The primary function of a Purchase Ledger Clerk is to monitor, record and provide accurate financial information relating to cash management and business bookkeeping.
The main responsibilities include invoicing, raising and processing purchase orders and bank reconciliation. The Purchase Ledger Clerk will usually report to the Financial Controller or Accountant.
As a Purchase Ledger Clerk, a typical career path would see you progress into roles such as Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant or Assistant Accountant.
What is a Purchase Ledger Clerk?
The primary function of a Purchase Ledger Clerk is to monitor, record and provide accurate financial information relating to cash management and business bookkeeping.
The main responsibilities include invoicing, raising and processing purchase orders and bank reconciliation. The Purchase Ledger Clerk will usually report to the Financial Controller or Accountant.
As a Purchase Ledger Clerk, a typical career path would see you progress into roles such as Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant or Assistant Accountant.
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A Purchase Ledger Clerk will work within a larger finance team, providing detailed financial information regarding company finances and checking and filing invoices, expenses and statements.
Here you would add details about your company, your history and what you can offer.
The working hours of a Purchase Ledger Clerk will be dependent on the industry and the size of organisation, but will usually be 9-5 Monday to Friday.
Key to a business’s finance team, a Purchase Ledger Clerk should have:
Although it is not imperative for a Purchase Ledger Clerk to be educated at degree level, it is advantageous. It will be required that you have GCSEs in both Maths and English. Strong IT skills and experience with data input, administration and accounts payable are also desirable.
To ensure that your business hires the most suitable candidate for the role of Purchase Ledger Clerk, the applicant may have to hold specific qualifications, including:
It’d also be beneficial for a Purchase Ledger Clerk to have:
Determined by experience, qualifications and company size, a Purchase Ledger Clerk in the UK currently earns between:
Entry-level Purchase Ledger Clerk with <1 year of experience: Approximately £18k
A Purchase Ledger Clerk with 1-4 years of experience: On average, £19k
A Purchase Ledger Clerk with 5 - 9 years of experience: £20k
Over 10 years of Purchase Ledger experience: Excess of £21k
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The finance industry is highly competitive when it comes to hiring suitably skilled and experienced candidates as Purchase Ledger Clerks. At Four Recruitment, we work directly with businesses looking to recruit for this position and can advertise relevant job openings on our site.
We can help you to recruit a highly qualified and professional Purchase Ledger Clerk that will fit well within your team. Through outsourcing your hiring processes, you can be sure that only the most appropriate candidate joins your finance team. You can also have a look at our blog post for advice on how to build out the ultimate finance team
If you’d like us to help support your recruitment efforts, contact us today to learn about how we can supplement your processes.
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