Purchase and Subcontractor Ledger Clerk Finance

About Us  

Advance Northumberland is a “place shaping” one stop shop focused almost exclusively on regenerating Northumberland. Our people are our core competence, with a diverse skills mix, they form several discrete specialised business units, enabling us to deliver some of the most visionary and transformational projects. Whether its support and funding for new and developing businesses, the remediation of challenging brownfield sites, building of large-scale manufacturing units, delivering new purpose-built offices, delivery of major town centre redevelopments, including complex retail developments, leisure facilities or the delivery of high-quality market sale and affordable housing it can all be found in this unique regeneration company.  We work collaboratively with stakeholders and partners, delivering positive physical and economic development.  Focusing on the needs and aspirations of the county, addressing economic, housing and infrastructure challenges whilst capitalising on Northumberland’s significant assets and opportunities. We deliver a comprehensive regeneration capability to improve the County’s economic prosperity, regenerate communities, improve liveability and create a more connected and aspirational County.

In doing so, we will support a broader county-wide assets-based approach to promote economic growth and an improved quality of life for its communities. Building on the opportunities emerging from North of the Tyne and Borderlands initiatives to enhance its regeneration impact, taking its lead from Northumberland County Council, and working in collaboration with key partners.  Our finance team process and analyse all financial transactions across the business. This role will specifically support our new homes division, ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoicing.

The Role

As our Purchase and Sub-Contractor Ledger Clerk, you will provide support to the Finance Business Partner, ensuring accurate information is processed through our COINS system. You will work as part of a small team, to ensure all invoices are processed correctly and payments made on time. This role is full time, applications for job share would be considered.

The Benefits of Working For Us

We care about our colleagues and their wellbeing and have been nationally recognised for this. Apart from the competitive salary, we also have fantastic benefits. We focus on our colleague’s health, wealth, and lifestyle. We like to think our benefits package is one of the best around! Here is an example below on what you can expect.

Salary – from £24,242.40 (£12.60 per hour).

Annual leave - Start with 26 days, increasing to 31 days with service. Of course, you’ll have public holidays too!

Pension - Generous employer contributions of 8%. You pay 2%, although you can choose to pay more if you want.

Financial Benefits - Enjoy the security of free life assurance, an employee referral scheme (earning £1,000 per recruited referral), and our Cash plan App with discounts and cashback at top retailers. Free on-site parking at all locations.

Wellbeing & Lifestyle Services - Access our colleague assistance programme with 24/7 support, GP services, mental health support and, dental and optical plus a range of other health therapies. We also have a cycle to work scheme and home electronics schemes, both of which are salary exchange, so you pay less National Insurance. We have extensive health campaigns from our award-winning Better Health at work team. You will have the opportunity to join our private health care scheme on completion of probation.

Motoring Benefits - Take advantage of exclusive employee vehicle-leasing schemes, through NHS Fleet.

To apply: Please send a letter of application saying why you want to work for us and what you’d bring to the role. Please send to: workforus@advancenorthumberland.co.uk

For further information or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact: Becky Sixsmith – rebecca.sixsmith@advancenorthumberland.co.uk

Closing date for applications – 4^th August 2025 at 4.30pm, Interviews will be held on the 14^th August 2025

We may close this role early if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to withdraw your consent for us to process your application, please email us at: workforus@advancenorthumberland.co.uk 
No agencies please