Ensure smooth supplier payments and accurate records with a skilled Purchase Ledger Clerk. Essential for managing cash flow and maintaining trust.
A Purchase Ledger Clerk is a core part of the transactional finance team. Their main responsibility is to process supplier invoices accurately and ensure that payments are made on time. In many growing businesses, this is one of the first finance hires as invoice volumes increase and founders or senior staff no longer have capacity to manage it.
While this may be viewed as an admin-heavy role, it plays a vital part in protecting supplier relationships, maintaining cash flow control, and keeping your accounts payable ledgers clean and reliable.
This role becomes essential when:
Supplier volume has grown and manual handling is becoming unsustainable.
Finance leaders or founders are still involved in basic invoice processing.
You should look for someone who:
It’s not always clear whether you need an Assistant Accountant, a Financial Controller, a CFO or something in between.
That’s where our Finance Function Blueprint comes in.
We map out your finance team structure based on your goals, business size, and growth stage, so you can hire with clarity and confidence.
We offer a free Finance Team Diagnostic session to help you assess your current setup and work out what you really need next. It is a no-obligation, one-to-one session with one of our experienced finance directors.
At Artemis Clarke, we help ambitious businesses find roles who combine strategic insight with practical experience.
