Looking for a rewarding finance role where your day-to-day reconciliation and accounts payable skills directly support vital community services?
Role Title: Purchase Ledger Officer
Location: Civic Offices, Bridgend (Hybrid)
Pay Rate: £14.14 per hour
Contract Duration: 3 Months (with possibility of extension)
Working Hours: 37 Hours per week, Monday to Friday (Core hours 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; flexible between 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM, no weekends)
Working Arrangement: Hybrid (1 day per week on-site at Civic Offices on Wednesdays)
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with system and administrative procedures for creditor and housing benefit payments via BACS and cheque processing.
- Process Accounts Payable daily feeders into the ledger and resolve any subsequent system errors.
- Investigate and handle returned, spoiled, stopped, or cancelled cheques.
- Reconcile, reimburse, and maintain Petty Cash Accounts.
- Action BACS recalls and rejections, and provide cover for Emergency Payment Runs as needed.
- Support system controls, including new supplier creation and maintenance, CIS monitoring, and sundry account analysis.
- Reconcile supplier statements, investigate unpaid invoices or duplicate payments, and resolve supplier queries promptly.
- Maintain team performance indicators and verify report uploads to storage systems.
Requirements & Person Specification
- Proven experience working within an office environment with exposure to administrative processes.
- Knowledge of financial systems alongside proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Highly numerate with strong attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks, meet tight deadlines, and hit performance targets.
- Professional and courteous communication skills when dealing with colleagues, end-users, and external suppliers.
- QCF (NVQ) Level 3 in a relevant field or equivalent demonstrable practical experience.
- The ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh is desirable.
How to Apply
If you are an experienced Accounts Payable or Finance Administrator ready to hit the ground running in a supportive council environment, submit your CV today for immediate consideration.
Randstad Business Support is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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