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Based at our site in Royston with hybrid working available, you will become part of a supportive team of eleven professionals who look forward to shaping the future together with you.This is an opportunity to grow your purchase ledger experience in a friendly, busy environment at an expanding and innovative company.\nGrow With Us - Your Responsibilities\nTake full day-to-day responsibility for the purchase ledger, verify the accuracy of all postings and maintain complete year-end records across eight entities in the UK and Ireland\nSet up and amend vendor records in SAP, including bank-detail changes in line with the Sartorius Fraud Control Policy\nProcess planned purchase-order and unplanned non-purchase-order supplier invoices through SAP X-Flow in accordance with the Sartorius authorization and approval structure\nManage staff expenses and company credit-card expenses through Concur, including finance approvals, employee queries, Corporate and Virtual Credit Card issuance, and payment of external card-provider invoices\nBuild and maintain effective supplier relationships, respond promptly to supplier queries by telephone and email, and resolve internal queries in collaboration with Procurement and other departments\nPrepare month-end accounts-payable and supplier-statement reconciliations, manage the GR/IR account, down payments and debit balances, clear intercompany vendor and customer balances where appropriate, and participate actively in monthly balance-sheet reconciliation meetings\nProcess daily supplier BACS payments and ad hoc manual or urgent payments, while providing holiday cover for other team members\nWhat Will Convince Us\nYou may have A levels in Maths and English\nPrevious experience in purchase ledger or accounts\nPrevious experience in managing expenses and credit cards\nIntermediate Excel skills; experience with SAP and Concur is desirable\nStrong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders\nA highly organised approach, with the ability to take ownership of varied processes, manage priorities and work independently\nA willingness to learn new skills and processes, combined with a collaborative, team-focused approach\nIn order to commence working with us, the successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK.\nWhat we offer\nAs a growing global life science company, stock listed on the German MDAX and TecDAX, Sartorius offers a wide range of benefits:\nPersonal and Professional Development: mentoring, leadership programs, LinkedIn Learning, internal seminar offerings\nMaking an impact right from the start: Comprehensive onboarding, including a virtual online platform - even before joining\nWelcoming Culture: Mutual support, team-spirit and international collaboration; communities on numerous topics such as coaching, agile working and businesswomen network\nHealth & Well-Being: Wide section of health and well-being support such as healthcare plans and health assessment services \nBenefits\nAttractive Working Conditions:\n37.5 hours working week\n25 days annual leave, plus public holidays\nFree parking on site\nAnnual option to buy, sell or carry forward annual leave\nFree hot and cold drinks\nRegular social events and free exercise classes\nCompetitive benefits package, including:Group Personal Pension Plan\nPrivate Medical Insurance\nPrivate Dental Insurance\nGroup Life Assurance\nGroup Income Protection\nCycle to work scheme\n\nAbout Sartorius\nSartorius is part of the solution in the fight against cancer, dementia, and many other diseases. 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