Purchase Ledger Officer

Overview of Role:

We are looking to appoint someone experienced in managing purchase ledger who will provide a high quality, effective and flexible service in processing purchase ledger and other finance tasks. In this role you will be responsible for invoices, petty cash claims and staff expenses, as well as other regular payments and the purchase ledger payment runs. This role will liaise with managers and suppliers, as well as relating to the wider finance team and other members of staff.

This role would suit someone with some previous experience and knowledge of working in finance and accounting, bringing existing purchase ledger knowledge. The successful candidate will need be able to work to deadlines and have strong skills in admin, organisation, and IT. The nature of the role requires someone who is able to manage confidential data and is a problem solver.

Salary: £27,699 per annum

Hours:  37.5 hours per week

Pension: Church Army is an auto enrolment pension employer. You will be assessed under pension auto enrolment criteria.

Annual Leave: 25 days, plus Bank Holidays (total 33 days)

Contract:  Full-Time, Fixed Term until 30 November 2026

Application Deadline:  5 January 2026

Interview Date:  13 January 2026

A DBS check is not required for this post. However, all staff are expected to read and comply with Church Army’s Safer Ministry Policy.

Everyone in Church Army whether a staff member, volunteer, Evangelist, Evangelist in Training or Licenced Waterways Chaplain is responsible for making sure that Church Army has a safe and healthy safeguarding culture.
We are committed to protecting the vulnerable and ensuring the highest possible safeguarding standards. We expect everyone in Church Army to be familiar and comply with our Safer Ministry Policy, undergo any safer recruitment processes, and report any concerns or behaviours they don’t think are right to a member of the safeguarding team: safeguarding@churcharmy.org, or someone they trust.

Next Steps:

For more information on the role, you can find the job description and person specification for the post here.

To apply, please download and complete a Standard Application Form for this post. When you are ready to submit your application, please email your completed application form, in word format, to the recruitment team at recruitment@churcharmy.org

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