Purchase Ledger Assistant
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Purchase Ledger Assistant
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] - Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Salary: £28,000 pro-rata (based on 40 hours) or £17,500 (based on 25 hours)
Hours: 25-40 hours per week, Monday-Friday
Expiry: 27 May 2026
About the role
Location: [Employer hidden], Clayhill, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7DD
We are delighted to start the search for a new position of Purchase Ledger Assistant within our Finance team, reporting to the Purchase Ledger Manager.
About THE PIGs
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to doing the little things brilliantly. Boutique hoteliers with decades of experience behind us and an obsessive commitment to what we believe in. Multi award-winning hotels with locations in Hampshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon, Kent, Cornwall, Sussex and Gloucestershire. We class ourselves as restaurants with rooms, our Kitchen Gardens are at the heart of what we do. We have an obsessive commitment to home-grown and local produce, and we celebrate the seasons.
About You
A proactive Purchase Ledger Assistant who is keen to work in a high-performing finance team. With previous experience in purchase ledger or similar transactional finance role, and the ability to work with high volumes of invoice processing. You are confident working with purchase orders and invoice matching, always ensuring accuracy and attention to detail. You will be naturally curious, comfortable identifying discrepancies and take ownership in resolving queries. You have a willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment, whilst working collaboratively with the finance team and the operational teams within the hotels.
Responsibilities
- Timely and accurate processing of supplier invoices through our automated accounts payable system
- Maintaining supplier automation mapping and use of keyword rules for coding and approval workflows
- Supporting the Purchase Ledger Manager with weekly payment runs, direct debit allocations and supplier reconciliations.
- Resolving internal and external queries promptly
- Maintaining supplier product lists
- Supporting hotels with supplier onboarding
What we are looking for
- Experience in purchase ledger or a similar transactional role.
- Ability to process high volumes of invoices and work to strict deadlines, whilst ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.
- Experience with finance systems such as Oracle NetSuite and Lightyear accounts payable app, or similar
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Teams
- Confidence handling queries and resolving issues
- Collaborative working within the finance team and hotel operations
- A proactive mindset, always looking for ways to improve and be more efficient.
Perks
- Staff stays – free B&B.
- Free lunch at head office
- 35% discount on food, beverages & treatments.
- Take home goods – cost price.
- Free access for you and your family to an on-demand GP, Physiotherapy, and counselling services through Help@Hand.
- A range of learning & development courses.
- Anniversary vouchers – dinner with wine for 2.
- Perkbox Online Highstreet discount platform
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against candidates based on any of the protected characteristics set out in the Equalities Act 2010.