Purchase Ledger Clerk - Contract

Playground Games is looking for a Purchase Ledger Clerk to join our team on a contract basis. 

About us: 

As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun.  

About the role: 

Working closely with the Finance Assistants and wider Finance team, in a fast-paced environment, to deliver effective financial processes within the Company.  The role involves engaging with a range of disciplines and external stakeholders and requires the ability to work to deadlines and high levels of accuracy.  

This is a contract position requiring a minimum commitment of 30 hours per week. The role is based at our studio in Royal Leamington Spa, with a hybrid work model in place. 

 What You'll do: 

• Completion of purchase order tracker 
• Purchase invoice approvals 
• Adding and amending supplier accounts on Sage 
• Processing of purchase ledger invoices on Sage  
• Dealing with supplier queries  
• Liaison with internal departments 
• Ad-hoc tasks as required by the Finance Manager  
• Ensure that all duties, checks and documentation are completed to the required level of accuracy and within defined timelines. 
• Perform other duties, and provide general assistance to broader finance team, as may be requested from time to time, commensurate with the role e.g holiday cover 

What you'll bring: 

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of using Sage for processing and reporting purposes and Microsoft Excel for reporting and analysis purposes 
• Knowledge and previous experience in a purchase ledger role 
• High attention to detail  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
• Professional attitude and ability to work in a confidential manner  
• A real team player  
• Flexibility to be involved in a number of finance support activities at a time  
• Maintain strong working relationships with team members  
• Good working knowledge of MS Office inc Outlook, Word, Excel 
• Be a champion for Playground Games and everything we produce 
• Adhere to company procedures   

Playground Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion fuels creativity.  We are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and welcoming working environment.    

We strive to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members.  It drives our innovation and connects us closer to our players. We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion across age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.   

At Playground Games we recognise the importance of self-development, career progression, well-being and retention of our colleagues. We celebrate difference and welcome everyone to join us and to be themselves at work.  

If you require any reasonable accommodation to apply for this position, please contact us on recruitment@playground-games.com