Purchase Ledger Clerk 11 views

📍 Location: Bristol (Hybrid)

💷 Salary: £26,607 – A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕒 Contract Type: Permanent – Full-time

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Finance team as a Purchase Ledger Clerk and play an active role in the culture of ongoing improvement, we’re proud to be building.

In this position, you’ll be a key member of the transactions team, responsible for processing all invoices received through our procurement system. You’ll ensure they meet Agency guidance and are completed within government KPI targets. You’ll also maintain accurate exchange rates within our finance systems and make sure the Agency’s travel data is posted promptly.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Processing of invoices via agencies procurement system
• Generating Purchase Orders ensuring information is accurate
• Liaising with suppliers and setting up Purchase Ledger Accounts
• Updating exchange rates on agencies finance systems

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here

• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).

• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.

• Access to the staff discount portal.

• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
•  Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance

About you

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Strong team player, customer-focused and able to effectively communicate with both internal and external stakeholders, offering advice and resolving queries
• Ability to prioritise and work accurately under pressure
• Excellent attention to detail and good analytical and problem-solving skills.

📅 Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 29th April 2026