Senior Purchase Ledger Officer

Job description

37 hours per week

The Council's Finance Department provides a range of effective, efficient and high-quality professional services with support to members, managers, staff, services, schools and a range of external partners in the delivery of the council objectives.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our purchase ledger section. You will be joining a busy team who are responsible for ensuring payments are made to all the candidates suppliers in a timely manner.

The successful candidate will be highly numerate, have a keen eye for detail, demonstrate strong customer service, being able to demonstrate their work well as part of a team, but have the ability to work using their own initiative when required. This is a fast-paced role and you will be required to manager multiple conflicting priorities so strong organisation skills are required.

You need to have experience of working in an office environment and have excellent ICT skills. For further details please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

If you are interested in this position and would like more information, please contact Valarie Davies on 01656 643678 or Jade Powell 01656 642435.

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

A Basic criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) together with a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check is a requirement for this post.

The council's Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.

Closing Date: 30 September 2026

Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council

Job Description & Person Specification