Purchase Ledger Assistant

MMP is looking to recruit a Purchase Ledger Assistant to work within a processing department for a national organisation based in North London. As a Purchase Ledger you will be responsible for ensuring adequate management of the supply chain in order to enable the business to meet its primary objectives. Key Responsibilities: * Ensure all invoices are processed within set timelines onto COINS Financial System. * Ensure invoice queries are resolved within set deadlines following the business invoice query/rejection processes. * Ensure all approved invoices are paid within their due dates. * Ensure all direct debit payments are allocated to their respective invoices and costed in a timely manner. * Ensure supplier statements are reconciled to COINS supplier account balances on a monthly basis, differences identified to be addressed and formally documented and reported on within the same period in which they are identified. * Ensure any other interdependent systems sharing the same data such as Impact Response and COINS are reconciled on a monthly basis to ensure costs are captured accurately at job level. * Ensure all invoices due to be paid are valid from a VAT and CIS point of view and fully compliant with HMRC regulations in force at the time. * Report any findings where the processing team is not following embedded processes designed to eradicate duplicates and unauthorised invoice processing. * Ensure all supplier payment runs are carried out within the agreed Scheduled Payment timetable. To keep out-of-scheduled payments to a minimum and develop KPIs to monitor and record such payments to ensure root causes are identified and appropriate measures taken to try and eradicate causes from bottom up. * Ensure supplier creation and maintenance process in COINS is management effectively both from a central repository and branch level point of view. Skills Required: * Previous experience of working within an Accounts department * COINS experience. * Construction industry experience * High volume transaction background. * Experience with communicating at all levels of the organisation hierarchy. * Customer service * Microsoft office experience including Excel skills * Attention to detail * Time management and meeting deadlines