Accounts Receivable Assistant

Sewell Moorhouse Recruitment; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in West Yorkshire is looking for an experienced Accounts Receivable Assistant in Leeds. The role consists of managing the sales ledger, maintaining strong relationships with clients, and addressing any invoice queries. You will process invoices, assist during monthly closings, and ensure timely payment postings. Ideal candidates should have strong organizational skills, experience in accounts receivable, and proficiency in IT. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and generous holiday benefits.

Benefits

£25,800 salary

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Matched pension scheme

Gym-Flex discounts

Various company benefits

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a busy accounts or office environment.
• Experience in Sales Ledger/Accounts Receivable role.
• Strong organizational skills with effective multitasking ability.

Responsibilities

• Own credit control and build relationships with customers.
• Address invoice queries and ensure resolutions.
• Process invoices daily using finance systems.

Skills

Organizational skills

Multitasking

IT skills

Excel spreadsheets

Tools

Sage 200

Job description

Sewell Wallis is working with a well-established, growing West Yorkshire business based in the Morley area, which is currently looking for an experienced Accounts Receivable Assistant to join them.

As Accounts Receivable Assistant you will play a key role in supporting the finance function, taking ownership of the sales ledger while working closely with colleagues across the business to help achieve overall company objectives.

What will you be doing?

• Taking ownership of credit control for a range of accounts, building strong relationships with both internal teams and external customers while confidently chasing outstanding payments
• Acting as the first point of contact for invoice queries, investigating issues and seeing them through to resolution
• Processing invoices on a daily basis using automated finance systems, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail at all times
• Stepping in to manually raise invoices when systems are unavailable, keeping things running smoothly
• Supporting the Finance Manager and Assistant Management Accountant during month end close, gaining exposure to wider finance processes
• Working closely with technicians to resolve queries and ensure revenue is recorded correctly
• Posting and allocating daily cash receipts accurately and on time

What skills are we looking for?

• Previous experience working in a busy accounts or office environment
• Prior experience in a Sales Ledger/Accounts receivable role
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to multitask effectively
• Willingness and ability to support other roles within the wider finance team when required
• Strong IT skills, including producing and maintaining Excel spreadsheets
• Sage 200 experience is desirable but not essential

Whats in it for you?

• £25,800
• Hybrid working
• 25 day days holiday + bank holidays + potential for up to 10 days extra holiday
• Matched pension scheme
• Gym-Flex, which provides discounted access to multiple different gyms
• A range of other company provided benefits

Send us your CV below or contact Emma Johnsen for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.