Basic Duties Of Purchase Ledger Clerk

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Append below is the basic duties of a Purchase Ledger Clerk:

Basic Duties Of A Purchase Ledger Clerk

• Log all the purchase ledger invoices (either on paper or into the accounts system) that have been received.
• Match  invoices to the Goods Received Note (GRN) and/or have invoices signed off for payment
• Code up the invoices/analyse them in a manual purchase day book
• Post them onto the accounts system (in a very small company this may be merged with the logging of invoices
• Payment run (paying suppliers according to agreed credit terms)
• File paid invoices appropriately
• Do  supplier/creditor reconciliation statement