Purchase Ledger

Location: Poole, (BH12 area)

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Working Hours: Office-based, Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm

Sector: Finance / Accounts Payable / FMCG / Food & Meat Wholesale

Are you an experienced Purchase Ledger professional looking to join a fast-paced FMCG business where your work plays a key role in keeping operations running smoothly?

A well-established and growing food distribution and meat wholesale business based in Banbury (OX16) is looking to recruit a Purchase Ledger Assistant to join its busy finance team.

Operating within the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, the business supplies a wide range of food products across the UK and forms part of a wider retail and distribution group. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a high-volume SME environment where accuracy, organisation, and strong supplier relationships are essential.

Key Responsibilities

As a Purchase Ledger Assistant, you will support the day-to-day accounts payable function and ensure supplier accounts are processed efficiently and accurately.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Processing high volumes of supplier invoices and credit notes

- Matching, batching and coding invoices within the purchase ledger system

- Reconciling supplier statements and investigating discrepancies

- Handling supplier queries and maintaining strong supplier relationships

- Supporting weekly and monthly payment runs

- Assisting with month-end finance processes and reporting

- Maintaining accurate financial records and documentation

- Liaising with internal departments including purchasing, operations and logistics

Experience & Skills

The ideal candidate will have experience within purchase ledger or accounts payable, ideally within a food distribution, FMCG, wholesale or logistics environment.

You should have:

- Previous experience in a Purchase Ledger / Accounts Payable role

- Experience working within a fast-paced SME or growing business

- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills

- Ability to manage high volumes of financial transactions

- Good Excel and accounting system skills

- Strong communication skills when dealing with suppliers and internal teams

Why Join?

- Join a growing business in the food distribution and meat wholesale sector

- Work within a fast-moving FMCG environment

- Office-based role with stable Monday–Friday hours (8:30am–5:00pm)

- Friendly and supportive finance team

- Opportunity to develop your finance career within a stable and expanding business

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If you have purchase ledger experience within FMCG, wholesale, distribution or food supply, and enjoy working in a busy accounts payable environment, we would welcome your application.