Accounts Assistant - Sales Ledger

Dekra Automotive Ltd; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the automotive sector is hiring an Accounts Assistant to manage their Sales Ledger and ensure timely invoicing and payment collection. The role demands meticulous attention to detail and experience with SAP Accounting. You will be responsible for raising invoices, credit control, and maintaining customer relations, all within a supportive and dynamic team environment.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Holiday buy and sell scheme

Employee referral scheme

Private health insurance

Pension contribution

Eye test vouchers

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts department of a similar size.
• Intermediate user of Excel with formulas / Pivot Tables.
• Good written English skills.

Responsibilities

• Raising sales invoices and managing the Sales Ledger.
• Timely collection of all debts and customer payments.
• Creating Aged Debt reports and maintaining customer relationships.

Skills

SAP Accounting

Excel

Word

Education

AAT or similar qualification

Job description

Accounts Assistant - Sales Ledger

Location: Based at our Stokenchurch office, HP14 3SX - attendance expected once a week (although location can be discussed)
Salary: Competitive
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Benefits: 25 days plus annual leave plus BH, Holiday buy and sell scheme, Employee referral scheme, Private health insurance, Pension contribution, Eye test vouchers, Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, Employee assistant programme

In the UK, we offer diverse services across automotive, oil and gas, insurance and chemical and process safety industries.

We are now recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to take full responsibility for the Sales Ledger across all DAL profit centres. You will use initiative, a systematic approach and meticulous attention to detail when preparing the monthly revenue figures.

In addition to this as our Accounts Assistant you will be responsible for:

Sales Ledger:

• Raising sales invoices on behalf of our clients by analysing work completed from DAL Salesforce proposals & utilising the SAP Invoicing procedures
• Raising sales invoices for DEKEX clients as captured in VIMS
• Owning the end-to-end process of work completed for GAIN clients and ensuring these values are then Invoiced to the appropriate client
• Ensuring accurate values & information is captured on all Invoices
• Dealing with invoicing queries both internally and externally in an effective and timely manner

Credit Control:

• Timely and effective collection of all debts and customer payments
• Ensuring outstanding debt is kept to a minimum by maintaining regular contact with customers and building professional relationships with them, by following the Dunning process
• Each month, issue to the SMT the Aged Debt report with comments on Debts >3 months old & progress to date, ensuring their active engagement in collecting the outstanding debt
• Debtor reporting (including DSO) and analysis for month end Finance reviews

In order to be successful in this role you must have:

• You must have experience with SAP Accounting & how to raise an Invoice in SAP.
• An intermediate user of Excel with the ability to use formulas / Pivot Tables and analyse data.
• Use of Word at an Intermediate level.
• Experience in accounts department of a similar size.
• Accounting qualification such as AAT or similar is desirable, but not essential.
• Able to work under pressure, with a can-do attitude and incredible multi-tasking skills.
• Good written English skills.
• The ability to work on your own initiative.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role, click on “APPLY” today, forwarding an up-to-date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.

No agencies please.