Purchase Ledger Clerk

The Abbey School is an independent girls' school with almost 1000 students. The school spends some £5m pa on external goods and services provided by scores of suppliers. The Purchase Ledger Clerk is responsible for managing the purchasing cycle after procurement, dealing with and recording invoices, authorisations, and payments., The postholder will:

• Support procurement activity


• Verify and maintain supplier data


• Ensure authorisation of invoices


• Process supplier invoices


• Reconcile supplier statements


• Control and monitor supplier direct debits


• Set up supplier payment runs


• Prepare and update key supplier and expenditure analyses


• Process management credit card expenditure


• Process staff expenses


• Control and record petty cash expenditure


• Be primary point of contact, internal and external, for supplier matters


• Investigate and resolve supplier queries


• Assist with the year end audit


• Work as part of the Finance Team to provide efficient support and assistance as required
  
  Good organisational skills, methodical


• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively


• Strong IT skills are preferred; good IT skills are essential


• Demonstrates consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct


• Develops good relationships and enjoys working as part of a team


• Demonstrates empathy with students, parents and colleagues


• Committed to promoting the wellbeing of students


• Demonstrating and exemplifying the School's key purpose, to equip students to live with confidence, purpose and joy, and the School values of courage, honesty and kindness


• Previous experience in a purchasing or procurement role is desirable


• Digital literacy is essential - all transactions and records are electronic
  
  Pulled from the full job description


• Bereavement leave


• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Discounted or free food


• Employee discount


• Enhanced maternity leave


• Enhanced paternity leave, The Abbey promotes a good work-life balance and recognises the importance of staff health and wellbeing


• The opportunity to work with remarkable and brilliant students and to be part of an enthusiastic and warmly supportive staff community


• Excellent opportunities for professional development, investing in you as an individual and in your teaching career


• Access to a suite of comprehensive support services and infrastructure to support and enable you to undertake your role


• We provide free car parking for all staff; the school is a 20-minute walk from Reading Railway Station


• Complimentary refreshments throughout the day and a three-course lunch is available for all staff throughout the year


• Break for cake on Fridays


• Complimentary use of the swimming pool and gym


• Opportunity to join a variety of clubs - history society, book club, staff singers, yoga and much more


• Enhanced payments for maternity leave and a generous Occupational Sick Pay Scheme


• Employee Assistance programme, offering free confidential counselling and access to an independent Occupational Health Advisor


• Fee concession available for parents of Abbey students


• Staff accommodation, subject to availability, to include a number of flats, for new employees moving into the area


• Annual 'flu' jab on site


• Personal accident cover


We have one vacant position:

A permanent, part time position working all year round (18 hours per week).

If you are interested in applying for this position, please click Apply and complete our Application Form.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave


• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Discounted or free food


• Employee discount


• Enhanced maternity leave


• Enhanced paternity leave


• Free flu jabs


• Free parking


• Health & wellbeing programme


• On-site gym


• On-site parking


• Private medical insurance


• Sick pay


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday