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Purchase Ledger Assistant – P/T
Responsible to: Purchase Ledger Manager
Contract: Permanent, Part-time. 28 – 30 hours per week (to include Wednesdays and Fridays)
Salary: up to £25,000 pa pro rata, depending on experience
Location: Office Based
Job Purpose
Supporting the Purchase Ledger function within CFT’s busy Finance Team.
Key Responsibilities
Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, & Banking:
- Reconcile and post daily box office and front of house banking
- Purchase ledger matching and processing invoices
- Manage the accounts inbox and respond to accounts queries
- Support the weekly payment run process
- Reconcile supplier statements
- Prepare bank and balance sheet reconciliations
- Raise monthly and ad hoc sales invoices
- Support the reconciliation of credit card statements and expenses
- Input accurate financial data into spreadsheets as required
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
- Strong attention to detail
- Good communication skills
- Transactional and data entry experience
- Intermediate Excel skills
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
Qualifications
- Qualified by experience, at least one year in a recent and relevant role
- Or from AAT level 1
Responsibilities of all Staff Members
- Be aware of the work of the other departments in the achievement of CFT’s aims
- Take an active part in communicating and co-operating with other staff and departments
- Follow guidelines, procedures and policies provided by the company in relation to financial management and personnel records
- Work in accordance with the Equal Opportunities policy of CFT
- Be aware of, and comply with, the rules and legislation pertaining to Health and Safety at work
- Take part in such working groups and committees as might from time to time be required for the fulfilment of departmental and/or company aims
- Maintain a clean and safe working environment at all times
- Be an active ambassador for CFT, its aims, objectives and values
- Commit to CFT’s environmental policies to reach net zero and collaborate with us in finding innovative solutions towards more sustainable theatre-making
A few more things…
We’re an Equal Opportunities employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skillsets. We passionately believe that the more diverse and inclusive we are, the better we’ll be as a company, an employer, a community hub and a theatre. We actively encourage applications from people that have been traditionally under-represented in the arts.
We really value people who will bring unique perspectives and will add new knowledge to our team. The Theatre has an equality of opportunity approach and aspires to give everyone the chance to achieve their potential.
You may already have seen that CFT are Disability Confident and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture.
CFT have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer practice across our organisation.
All appointments are made subject to satisfactory reference and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
To apply please send your CV and a covering letter, or video, to recruitment@cft.org.uk by the deadline, quoting job reference: 2508PLA in the subject line. In your covering letter or video, please let us know why you are applying for the role, what excites you about joining CFT and how your experience and skills match the person specification.
We’d love to hear about what makes you a great fit in your own words. We encourage candidates not to rely on AI for their applications, as a more personalised approach gives us a better sense of who you are.
Please email recruitment@cft.org.uk if you’d like to arrange for an informal chat about the role before applying. We appreciate this may be a busy time – if you need more time to submit your application, please let us know.
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