As a Purchase Ledger Assistant, you will be responsible for processing invoices onto both clients’ and nominal accounts, maintaining supplier accounts and completing payment runs in line with SRA Accounts Rules, firm’s policy and agreed Service Level Agreements (SLA’s). Other responsibilities will include dealing with supplier queries and account reconciliations.

• Undertake processing of invoices and expert disbursement invoices for the whole organisation, accurately and in line with procedures and within the agreed business SLA’s.
• Obtain appropriate authorisation for all invoices, and ensure payment is met within terms, firm’s policy and is compliant with Solicitors Accounts Rules.
• Deal with telephone and email enquiries, from internal and external customers and suppliers, to resolution or escalation.
• Carry out supplier reconciliations and ensure disputes are resolved or escalated.
• Producing reports from supplier data for use by Irwin Mitchell Senior Management.
• Direct Debit processing, ensuring supplier invoices/statements are obtained for posting to minimise unreconciled bank entries.
• Understand the roles of colleagues in all areas of Financial Operations, recognising the end to end processing of transactions to be able to work flexibly and deal with, or refer queries in a timely manner.

• Strong numeracy skills
• An understanding of general bookkeeping principles
• Experience of operating in a high volume purchase ledger function (desirable)
• A flexible and proactive approach
• Able to communicate well with people throughout the organisation.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application.