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Purchase Ledger and Accounts Assistant - Longtown
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Job Title: Purchase Ledger and Accounts Assistant

Job Type: Full Time

Location: Longtown

Reports to: Finance Controller

Salary: £26,436.80 per annum

Hours: 40 Hours per week, Monday - Friday

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At WM Armstrong, we pride ourselves on our safe working environment, our excellent culture of teamwork and our strong family values.

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We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Purchase Ledger and Accounts Assistant to join our Finance team at our Longtown depot. This role is key to ensuring the smooth running of our accounts payable function, supporting invoice processing, resolving queries, and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

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If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working with numbers, this could be an excellent opportunity to develop your finance career.

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Key Responsibilities

  • Process supplier invoices accurately and efficiently, ensuring correct coding and authorisation

  • Match invoices to purchase orders and goods received notes (2-way and 3-way matching)

  • Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies promptly

  • Reconcile supplier statements and resolve differences

  • Respond to supplier and customer queries via phone and email in a professional manner

  • Support administrative tasks including scanning and archiving documentation

  • Assist with month-end processes as required

  • Provide general support to the Purchase Ledger Supervisor and wider Finance team

 

What We’re Looking For

Essential Skills & Experience

  • Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy

  • Good numerical and reconciliation skills

  • Ability to manage workload effectively and meet deadlines

  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

  • Experience working in a high-volume invoice processing environment

  • Basic understanding of accounting principles and VAT

 

Desirable

  • Experience using accounting systems such as Sage, SAP, Oracle, or similar

  • Previous experience in a purchase ledger or accounts payable role

  • Familiarity with purchase order systems

  • Interest in further development (AAT training may be available for the right candidate)

 

Why Join Us?

  • Supportive and collaborative team environment

  • Opportunity to develop your career within finance

  • Training and development opportunities, including potential AAT study support

  • Be part of a well-established and reputable company

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If you’re interested in this exciting opportunity, we’d love to hear from you. Please visit our Indeed page Purchase Ledger and Accounts Assistant - Longtown and click the Apply Button now, or alternatively send your CV to recruitment@warmstrong.co.uk

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As part of our commitment to safety and wellbeing, applicants will be asked to complete a routine drug and alcohol test during the recruitment process.

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If you have not received a response from us within four weeks of submitting your application to us, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion as unfortunately, we are not able to respond to all candidate applications as we would wish. We reserve the right to close vacancies at any time once we have received sufficient applications, we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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