As a Purchase Ledger Clerk (Fixed-Term), you will be a key member of the Finance Team, helping to ensure the smooth and efficient running of our purchase ledger processes.

You will take responsibility for processing supplier payments, ensuring payments are made correctly and within required timescales, whilst working collaboratively with colleagues across Finance and the wider business.

Alongside supplier payments, you will be responsible for processing and settling staff expense claims efficiently, ensuring the appropriate processes are followed.

We are always looking for ways to improve how we work, so you will also have the opportunity to identify improvements to existing processes, share ideas with the team and support the implementation of changes that improve efficiency and ways of working.

This is a fixed term contract ending on 30 September 2027.

What Showsec can offer you?

• Salary of £25,880 per annum (pro rata)
• 37.5 hours a week
• 24 days holiday + 8 days public holiday + your birthday off (pro rata)
• Employer pension contributions of 5% (Royal London)
• Additional “holiday payment” equivalent to 2% of annual salary* (pro rata)
• Access to BUPA private medical cover*
• A range of valuable medical and practical support services through our Employee Assistance Programme

*Upon successful completion of probationary period

What you will be doing?

Managing the payment process, including taking responsibility for:

• Recording invoices and staff expense claims on our purchase ledger system
• Matching them to purchase orders where applicable
• Supplier statement reconciliations and resulting actions
• Obtaining approvals to pay invoices and expenses
• Preparing BACS payment runs
• Managing the company credit card reconciliations
• Ensuring payments fall within the company’s System of Authority
• Providing information and explanations to auditors

Improving the process where possible, including:

• Conducting cost analysis and making recommendations to reduce costs
• Reviewing existing processes and recommending improvements
• Better communicating the expenses policy and System of Authority to staff

Any other duties commensurate with the post, as directed by your line manager, including supporting the activities of the wider Finance team

What we need from you

• Right to work in the UK**
• Maths GCSE or equivalent (C or above) **
• English GCSE or equivalent (C or above) **

Criteria marked ** will need to be evidenced at the interview.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found- so apply early. We will only be able to respond to applicants shortlisted for an interview. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. No agencies, please