Sales Ledger And Credit Controller - 6 Month Ftc (4823)

Avenues is a community where people smile, laugh, grow and achieve great things.

We are pleased to offer a new opportunity for a Sales Ledger and Credit Controller to join our Finance department on an initial 6 month fixed term contract. This could be extended to an additional 3 months.

We are offering hybrid working and so the role will be based partly at our Sidcup office as well as working from home. This role is full time, Monday to Friday 37 hours per week.

In this role you will produce timely and accurate sales invoices, chase late invoices and recover cash for all invoices due.

• To maintain and implement a comprehensive schedule detailing the invoices to be raised each month, when it should be raised and who is to provide the invoicing information
• Ensure that invoices produced are properly supported and all related documentations are consistently filed in an orderly manner
• To actively manage debtor accounts including outstanding debtor balances and liaise with customers and operational staff to ensure balances do not become overdue.
• To contribute to the production of weekly and monthly reports on the status of aged debtors and the implication for cash flow.
• Ensuring good relations and communications with all members of the team and responding politely and in a timely fashion to internal and external customers
• Assist with month end, year-end and special projects in accordance with the relevant timetables
• Ad hoc duties as required including providing cover across Sales Ledger and Finance teams

Our ideal candidate looks like this!

• Experience in Sales Ledger and Credit control
• Working knowledge of bookkeeping double entry system
• Experience of computerised accounting packages, databases and MS Office Applications particularly Excel to intermediate level
• Experience in keeping appropriate filing and following up on emails on a regular basis
• Ability to work under pressure and to prioritise workloads to ensure deadlines are met, with the ability to be self-motivating and undertake tasks with minimum supervision.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills

For full details please see the attached role profile.

Your values should match ours:

Respect: We treat people as we would wish to be treated ourselves.

Excellence: We don’t settle for okay, we are determined to achieve more.

Integrity: We do the right thing, even if it takes more time and effort.

Pride: The work we do is something we want to tell others we are part of.

Benefits you can expect!

• Flexible Working including working from home.
• 31 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays (pro-rata), increasing after to 2 years’ service and after 5 years’ service.
• Access to high quality training that supports your career development.
• Free and confidential 24/7 access to the health portal and employee assistance programme.
• Contributory pension scheme with life assurance.
• Recommend a friend scheme.
• And more.

About us:

Avenues Group is a specialist charity provider of supported living, residential care and outreach services for people with autism, learning disability and complex needs. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to be an active citizen and engaged in the community where they live.

We encourage our central services employees to really get to know the organisation and to spend time visiting services, meeting people we support, their families and our support staff.

As a not-for-profit organisation, we’re driven by strong ethics, and invest everything back into our staff and the people we support.​

You’ll be part of an organisation that takes pride in its values at all levels, making sure the people we support are at the forefront of our decisions.

As part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident Scheme”, candidates who declare a disability, and meet the key criteria for this role, will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview stage.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity – we are looking forward to hearing from you today!

We reserve the right to close this role earlier than stated.