Sales Ledger Assistant - Full/Part Time

Our well established Barnwood-based client is looking for a Sales Ledger Assistant to join their friendly team on a full-time permanent basis.

The main purpose of the role is to support the maintenance of the Sales Ledger, including managing customer accounts, allocating cash and ensuring timing payments are received. You will also be responsible for assisting to prepare and check invoices and carry out reconciliations between project management and finance systems.

This is a great opportunity to join an expanding company that really invest in their employees and have a lot of long-standing employees. They are big on career progression opportunities as well as offering the ability to fund and support further qualifications should you aspire for this.

Key Responsibilities;

-Post customer receipts and maintain the cash book using Simpro and Sage

-Reconcile bank accounts including purchase ledger direct debit postings

-Bank cheques

-Run data links between the systems and resolving issues from these

-Investigate and allocate unallocated cash

-Ensure all invoices and credit notes are raised in a timely and accurate manner

-Check that invoices have been received and approved for payment

-Contact customers for overdue debts

-Reconcile customer accounts

-Maintain and set up customer account records

-Update reports highlighting status of debtor accounts

-Attend regular debtor review meetings to review status of outstanding debts

-Monitor and action Accounts Receivable inbox and resolve customer queries

Candidate Attributes;

-Sales ledger experience

-Excellent communication skills

-Excellent organisational and time management skills

-Good working knowledge of MS Word and Excel, and confident using IT software

-Excellent attention to detail, sound problem solving skills and analytical thinking

Hours; 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday - will consider part time minimum 30 hours per week

Salary; up to 28,000 depending on experience + excellent benefits package (25 Days holiday + bank holidays, onsite parking, enhanced maternity/paternity packages, and free dental + eye check-ups)