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Purchase Ledger Administrator

Atholl Estates
Full-time
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Job Description

Job Title: Purchase Ledger Administrator

Atholl Estates is one of Scotland’s best-known Highland estates. Its history dates back to the
13th century, but throughout the ages, it has adapted to the times. Today it manages a wide
range of operations with five main groups; tourism, agriculture, forestry, renewable energy and
property.

We are looking to recruit a Purchase Ledger Administrator who would be responsible for
managing the purchase ledger across the business and supporting the administration of the
property management system to ensure that invoices, supplier payments, tenancy records, and
rent invoices are processed accurately and on time.

Key Responsibilities

•  Management of the purchase ledger for all businesses.

•  Ensure invoices are approved, processed, and paid in line with supplier credit terms.

•  Maintain strong financial controls and review invoices for accuracy, legitimacy, and

appropriate authorisation.

•  Preparation and processing of supplier payment runs.

•  Ensure supplier statements are reconciled regularly and any anomalies quickly followed

up.

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Identify and flag any suspicious, duplicate, or potentially fraudulent invoices, escalating
issues where necessary.

•  Ensure compliance with internal approval processes.

Other Duties

•  Administration of the property management system (Re-Leased) including ensuring

rental invoices are accurate and issued on time

•  Management and processing of Council Tax and Business Rates payments.

•  Purchase order metrics

•  Monitor project costs compared to budget

•  Ad hoc services as required

Skills & Experience

Essential

•  Previous experience in a Purchase Ledger/Accounts Payable role (minimum 2 years)

•  Good attention to detail, organised and strong time management skills

•  Experience using the finance systems Xero

•  Ability to work independently while remaining a key contributor to the wider finance

department

•  Excellent communication skills with a supplier-focused approach to resolving

complaints and queries

•  High level of accuracy and attention to detail and awareness of financial controls and

fraud prevention processes

Desirable

•  Experience of using automated purchase order systems

•  Experience of property management and administration

•  Good Excel skills

What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary, an excellent company pension, great staff events and staff
discounts on events, food and gifts across Atholl Estates.

To apply, please submit your CV and a short covering letter outlining your relevant experience to
Caroline at: caroline.harridence@atholl-estates.co.uk