Job Description:

Barrett Steel, the UK’s largest steel distributor and processor, with over 160 years of heritage we are still family owned and operate from  29 sites across the UK and Ireland,  holding more than 120,000 tonnes of steel stock.  Although we are a business with significant scale, our success is built on the people who make it happen every day. We continually invest in our people, the latest processing machinery, technology, and materials-handling equipment so that we can deliver an exceptional service to our customers. Our people, our customers, and the communities in which we operate are at the heart of what we do. We are a forward-thinking business that values hard work, ambition, teamwork, and are always open to new ideas.

All About the Role

Reporting to the Purchase Ledger Manager, in this busy Purchase Ledger Administrator role you will work with 2000+ live supplier accounts across 11 ledgers. Processing around 1500 invoices per month promptly and accurately, ensuring all supplier payments are made in accordance with appropriate timescales and agreed payment terms.

Specific tasks will include:

• Processing and accurately matching/coding a high volume of purchase invoices on Proactis, AS400 and Kinetic across multiple depots.
• Ensuring invoices are processed in accordance with agreed payment terms and deadlines to support accurate and prompt supplier payments.
• Ensuring foreign invoices are processed accurately, including the correct use of foreign currencies where applicable.
• Maintaining accurate supplier accounts and ensuring invoices and credits are correctly processed and allocated.
• Assisting with reconciling supplier statements regularly, investigating discrepancies and ensuring outstanding invoices are resolved promptly.
• Handling and resolving supplier, depot and internal finance queries, maintaining strong communication to ensure issues are addressed efficiently.
• Monitoring the busy PL email inbox and ensuring invoices and queries are actioned within agreed timescales.
• Maintaining and updating depot invoice queries, ensuring outstanding queries are followed up and resolved.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, depots and internal stakeholders through clear and effective communication.
• Carrying out any other finance duties as required.

We offer you

• Competitive salary depending on your experience
• Hybrid working 
• 25 days holiday  pro rata plus bank holidays 
• Free car parking on site

All About You

You will have the passion, drive, and confidence to work within the business in a collaborative, creative way. 

Essential Skills for the role: 

• Able to manage own workload and prioritise effectively 
• Be adaptable and communicate effectively with others and able to use initiative 
• Proven experience with high volume purchase ledger skills
• Attention to detail and enjoy being part of a team
• Good IT Skills, used to working with Microsoft programmes  
• Ideally a good working knowledge of AS400, Proactis or CODA 12, however training can be given
• Maths GCSE or above
• Available for the full 3 -month contract