£10.00 - £13.00 per hour Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Temporary, full-time We are looking for a Purchase Ledger Assistant reporting to the Finance Manager, who will contribute to the accurate and timely processing of financial transactions relating to this companies activity. The successful candidate will be required to support operations in the finance team. They will be working alongside a small team of other finance officers. The day to day duties will include responding to incoming correspondences via email, answering supplier queries about accounts and processing invoices on the system. We are looking for someone who has an aptitude for numerical work and is able to communicate at all levels. You must have the ability to prioritise a busy role and be able to work independently as well as part of a team. You will need to be proficient in IT systems including Word, Excel and Outlook. KEY DUTIES: Maintain the company's ledgers ensuring complete and accurate process of all transactions. Processing purchase ledger invoices. Reconciliation of Supplier statements. Liaising with Suppliers and resolving queries Generation of Supplier payments Assisting with the processing of the company's cash recording. SKILLS / EXPERIENCE: The Finance Officer will need to have demonstrable experience in processing financial transactions. Strong experience of Purchase Ledger, transactional financial processing and reconciliation Strong, clear, accurate and effective numeracy skills Experience of dealing with Supplier invoice queries via telephone and email Experience of relevant IT packages, including: Intermediate Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook, plus computerised accounting systems