Purchase Ledger Clerk

3 month Fixed Term Contract

37.5 hour per week (we welcome flexible working discussions)

An opportunity to make a difference

At Border to Coast our purpose is to make a difference and we’re looking for a keen Purchase Ledger Clerk/Accounts Assistant to join us on a 3-month temporary contract to support the finance team during our year end audit.

As a customer-owned and customer-focused organisation, integrity is one of our values, as is our collaborative and sustainable approach. Our focus is to secure the pensions of over a million people who have provided valuable service to their communities and society. We’re the largest UK asset manager outside London or Edinburgh, and we provide innovative investments that deliver sustainable returns over the long term.

This role is crucial in ensuring the smooth processing of supplier invoices and expense claims, reconciling accounts, ensuring payments are accurate and up to date, and supporting the wider finance team as required.

The role – what you’ll be doing

Attention to detail is crucial - you'll be key in keeping everything running smoothly. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in managing the purchase ledger, ensuring accurate processing of invoices, and maintaining effective relationships with suppliers.

This role will also include:

• Accurately processing supplier invoices using MS Dynamics Business Central.
• Assist in payment runs and processing payments.
• Perform statement reconciliations.
• Balance and reconcile the accounts payable ledger.
• Oversight of company purchasing policy, including compliance with PO requirements and approvals.
• Manage queries from both internal and external parties.
• Resolve supplier disputes and queries.
• Management and review of company expenses (Payhawk expense system)
• Collaborate with the accounting team and contribute to financial audits.

About you - and the value you’ll bring to our team

• Proven experience as a Purchase Ledger Clerk or in a similar role.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and processes.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail and strong problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.
• Experience using Microsoft Dynamics Business Central is beneficial.

Why join Border to Coast?

At Border to Coast, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to excellent benefits:

• Vitality Health Insurance for all employees
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A generous holiday allowance of 30 days a year, plus bank holidays
• Professional Development including the opportunity to gain fully funded qualifications (e.g. IMC)
• Critical Illness Cover
• Pension scheme
• Stunning Leeds city centre location only a short walk to the train station
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance of 6 times of salary
• Sustainable travel plans and public transport discounts
• Range of discounts for Leeds gyms, shops and restaurants
• Hybrid working
• Onsite gym

We welcome applications from people of all experience levels and backgrounds and value diversity of thought. We are committed to creating an inclusive and engaging workplace, ensuring that colleagues maintain a work life balance. We encourage colleagues to progress, be themselves and be their best through both personal and professional development.

If you have a disability, or if you have a condition that you believe may affect your performance during our selection process, we would be happy to discuss making reasonable adjustments to our processes for you.

We’re looking for people with the right values, behaviours, skills and experiences and if you meet some of the role’s criteria and are interested in finding out more about Border to Coast and the team, we’d love to hear from you.

About Us

Border to Coast is the largest LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme) pool in the UK. It is owned by 11 Local Government Pension Schemes (‘Partner Funds’). The Partner Funds represent 3,100 employers and over a million members.

The Partner Funds are Bedfordshire, Cumbria, Durham, East Riding, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Surrey, Teesside, Tyne and Wear and Warwickshire.

The Partner Funds have c.£64bn in investments, of which Border to Coast is responsible for managing £47.9bn (as of 31 March 2024). Border to Coast also provides support and advice on a further £8.2bn, primarily invested in index funds, which sit outside of the pool.

Border to Coast offers its 11 Partner Funds investment opportunities across equities, fixed income, private markets, and global and UK real estate.

Our purpose is to make a difference for the LGPS. We seek to do this by providing cost-effective and innovative investment opportunities delivering returns over the long term for our Partner Funds, their employers and over 1.1 million LGPS members.

Since launch, Border to Coast has been awarded many accolades: ‘Best Pool of the Year’ at the LAPF Investment Awards three years out of four, most recently winning ‘Pool Innovation of the Year’, named at the Professional Pensions UK Pensions Awards as ‘Equity’ and ‘Alternatives Manager of the Year’, and our Climate Change report has won Pensions for Purpose awards two years in a row.