Purchase Ledger Clerk

Location: Persimmon Homes Teesside

Contract Type: Permanent Full Time

Closing Date: 11 July 2025

Salary: Competitive salary & package

Specific Hours: 35

Purchase Ledger Clerk

Job Title: Purchase Ledger Clerk

Location: Thornaby, TS17

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as a Purchase Ledger Clerk and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Purchase Ledger Clerk, you’ll benefit from:

  • Competitive salary
  • 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
  • Life Cover & Contributory Pension
  • Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
  • Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

We are recruiting for a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join our busy Accounts team. This will be a varied role which will require the role holder to carry out purchase ledger duties. 

Primary Responsibilities

  • Process all purchase invoices and obtain approval for payment
  • Carry out supplier statement reconciliations
  • Requesting supplier statements, to assist the cashier with compiling purchase ledger payments
  • Dealing with supplier queries over the phone and via email
  • Any other accounting duties reasonably required by the Finance Manager

What experience do I need?

  • Experience in a similar accounting role
  • Previous experience in the construction industry would be an advantage but not essential
  • Experience of using Microsoft applications especially Excel
  • Must be organised, diligent and able to work under pressure

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