Purchase Ledger Assistant Edinburgh   £Highly Competitive

Due to the continuing expansion of our organisation an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Purchase Ledger Assistant to join our team.

Cheque Centre was founded in 1996 and is one of the UK's leading alternative retail financial services companies with over 250 stores throughout Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We are currently in an exciting phase of growth and our expansion plans are set to continue for the future.  The success of our business is down to the hard working, passionate and committed colleagues in our stores nationwide and our Head Office, based in Edinburgh.

Cash Generator Holdings, Limited (CGL), headquartered in Farnworth, Bolton, United Kingdom, is a buy, sell and loan discount retailer which offers new and used retail goods, currency exchange services and instant cash services through payday advances, pawn-broking and check cashing. CGL serves its customers via a store network that is well distributed across the United Kingdom and via the web (www.cashgenerator.co.uk). As of April 1, 2011, CGL owned 19 of its 137 stores; the remaining are franchised. CGL is currently well positioned for future growth and expansion.

Both Cheque Centre and Cash Generator offer instant cash solutions to our varied customer base via a number of different products which include:-

• Short-Term Loans
• Cheque Cashing
• Currency Exchange
• Western Union Money Transfer Services
• Pre-paid Mastercard
• Gold Purchasing 
• Purchase and Sale of previously-owned Retail Goods in high demand
• Product Financing

Working together, as one team, we ensure that for every customer, every time, a fast and friendly service is provided, treating all customers with the highest respect and confidence.

Reporting to the Purchase Ledger Supervisor this role will be within the Finance Department, assisting with the processing of invoices, payments and reconciliation of accounts.  You will be responsible for the processing and coding of a high volume of invoices (1200 at present), matching invoices to purchase orders, statement reconciliations and processing payment runs, and you will be responsible for liaison with other departments. 

 Essential

• Ability to work under own initiative
• Clear, concise and methodical working style
• Working knowledge of Sage line 100 or 200 is advantageous or experience of any other Sage packages
• Basic to intermediate Excel skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong communication skills as the successful candidate will be expected to liaise directly with all Head Office departments.
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Ability and willingness to adapt to a changing and growing Finance department

 The competencies we’re looking for you to demonstrate are:

 Adaptability

 Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.

 Building Strategic Working Relationships

 Developing and using collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.

 Communication

 Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

 Continuous Learning

 Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.

 Innovation

 Generating innovative solutions in work situations; trying different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.

 Quality Orientation

 Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.

 Technical/Professional Knowledge & Skills

 Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; keeping up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise.

 Technical Knowledge & Skills - proven track record of using Outlook, Word and Excel.

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