Purchase Ledger Officer

The Social Interest Group (SIG) is partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit a Purchase Ledger Officer on a permanent, full-time basis. SIG is a leading UK charity providing bespoke person-centred health and social care services. Our mission is to empower people by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

Reporting into the Senior Finance Officer, this role is jointly responsible for the delivery of a consistent and high-quality purchase ledger function across the Group. The purchase ledger team is integral to ensuring that the Group commitments are accurate and complete each month; and payments are made on a consistent basis in keeping with suppliers’ credit terms and internal policy on expenses.

The key responsibilities of this Purchase Ledger Officer include:

• Managing and actioning suppliers and staff enquiries from generic suppliers’ mailboxes and by phone in a timely manner. Providing updates and responses to enquiries according to Finance team SLAs.
• Ensuring all transactions are processed in a timely manner, including downloading invoices as appropriate from supplier portal. Ensuring transactions are assigned in line with delegated authority levels, correct cost centres and nominal expenditure codes, supported by appropriate evidence, and any other considerations as necessary. 
• Keeping a well-managed record of all invoices, expenses, and other payments alongside relevant documents, ensure details, and status updates are recorded and continuously updated in a timely manner, with outstanding actions highlighted and communicated.
• Continuously monitoring and having oversight on supplier statements, regular payments, and other outgoing expenses. 
• Following up any unauthorised invoices, using appropriate encouragement to prompt completion. 

The organisation:

SIG comprises subsidiary charities that collectively believe everyone has the right to live a positive and healthy life. We are experts in working with adults with complex needs, enabling and empowering them to take charge of themselves, giving them the skills and resilience to live healthy and fulfilled lives. Services are provided through contracts with Local Authorities and ICB’s.

We are ambitious, creative, and persistent in our work, ensuring high impact and outcomes are achieved in all we do. We passionately believe everyone deserves a second chance.  We provide a wide range of high-quality residential, community, and prison-based services for people who have or are affected by mental health, substance and alcohol abuse, homelessness, trauma, personality disorder and criminal justice.

The successful candidate will:

• Have proven experience in a similar role with similar responsibilities in a multi-company environment.
• Be a driven and hard-working individual who is able to work in a team environment.
• Ideally, hold a level 3 AAT qualification or equivalent.
• Have previous using cloud based or ERP Finance systems and proficiency in Excel.
• Ideally, have a background working in the not-for-profit sector, and understand VAT rules relating to charities.

This opportunity will be based at SIG’s London office based in Islington and offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement along with fantastic employee benefits.

Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our exclusive agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!