Accounts Assistant - Sales Ledger

Forge Talent; Stockport; In loco; GBP 24.000 - 31.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Forge Talent is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to support the Sales Ledger function on a temporary basis in Stockport. The role involves processing invoices, allocating payments and managing debt for an international customer base.

You will work closely with Finance and Sales teams, ensuring accuracy of customer accounts and timely cash collection. Strong Excel skills and ERP familiarity are essential for success in this busy environment.

Competenze

• Experience as Accounts Assistant, Sales Ledger or Credit Control.
• Strong invoicing, credit notes, payment allocation and debt collection knowledge.
• Excellent Excel and ERP system experience.

Mansioni

• Process customer invoices, credit notes and sales ledger transactions accurately and efficiently.
• Monitor customer accounts, allocate incoming payments and investigate unallocated receipts.
• Proactively manage outstanding debt, issue reminders and follow up overdue balances.
• Work with internal stakeholders and customers to resolve account discrepancies and queries.
• Maintain accurate sales ledger records, reconciliations and supporting documentation; identify process improvements.

Conoscenze

Invoicing

Credit notes

Debt collection

Customer communication

Strumenti

Excel

ERP system

Descrizione del lavoro

Temporary Accounts Assistant (Sales Ledger) | Stockport | Temporary Contract | Up to £150 per day

A growing international business is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join its Finance team on a temporary basis for a minimum of 3 months. This is a hands‑on role supporting a busy sales ledger function, with responsibility for maintaining customer accounts, allocating payments, managing outstanding debt and resolving account queries across an international customer base.

We're looking for someone who can hit the ground running, quickly get to grips with existing processes and provide reliable support to a busy finance team. You'll work closely with colleagues across Finance and Sales, helping to ensure customer accounts remain accurate, cash is collected efficiently and issues are resolved promptly.

Responsibilities

• Process customer invoices, credit notes and sales ledger transactions accurately and efficiently.
• Monitor customer accounts, allocate incoming payments and investigate any unallocated receipts.
• Proactively manage outstanding debt, issuing reminder communications and following up overdue balances.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and customers to investigate and resolve account discrepancies and queries.
• Maintain accurate sales ledger records, reconciliations and supporting documentation while identifying opportunities to improve processes.

About You

• Previous experience in an Accounts Assistant, Sales Ledger or Credit Control role.
• Strong practical knowledge of invoicing, credit notes, payment allocation and debt collection.
• Confident communicating with customers regarding outstanding balances and account queries.
• Good Excel skills and experience using an accounting or ERP system.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and the ability to work independently.

Experience working with international customers, multiple currencies, credit insurance or consolidated invoicing would be advantageous but is not essential.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional looking for an immediate start within a supportive and fast‑paced environment. You'll gain exposure to international customer accounts while playing a key role in maintaining the integrity of the sales ledger and supporting cash collection activities.