Sales Ledger Accounts Assistant - Malton

Russell's (Kirbymoorside) Ltd; Malton; Remote; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NEST pension

Company uniform

Onsite parking

Job summary

Russell's (Kirbymoorside) Ltd in Malton seeks a Sales Ledger Accounts Assistant to manage accounts receivable, ensure correct invoicing, and collect payments on time. You will perform credit control, resolve invoice queries, and produce customer statements monthly, keeping records accurate and up to date.

Experience with IBM Cos Gold and strong numerical skills are preferred; on-site parking is available and a competitive package is offered based on experience.

Qualifications

• Clear and confident communication with internal and external customers.
• Proficient IT use, especially in accounting software and MS Office.
• Accurate data input and numerical handling.
• Strong grasp of IT and modern technology applications.
• Efficient time management to ensure daily cash entries and credit chasers.

Responsibilities

• Payment Allocation: match customer payments to accounts and resolve discrepancies.
• Credit Control: follow processes and pursue overdue debts, involving legal as needed.
• Query resolution: handle invoice, statement, and payment inquiries.
• Statement Production: prepare monthly statements per customer preference.
• Record Maintenance: keep customer accounts updated, including self-billing and credit changes.
• Month End: ensure receipts and allocations support accurate month-end reporting.

Skills

Communication

IT Skills

Numerical Accuracy

Technology

Time Management

Tools

Ibcos Gold

Job description

• Branch Malton
• Location YO17 6RD
• Salary Available on request

Russells are one of the leading dealerships for Agricultural, Professional Groundcare, Construction and Arboriculture machinery in the UK.

Job Summary:

The Sales Ledger Accounts Assistant role is to manage the company accounts receivable, ensuring customers are invoiced correctly and payments are collected on time. Ensuring effective credit control to collect anything overdue. All financial records should be accurate and up to date.

Key Responsibilities:

• Payment Allocation: Look to match customer payments to customer accounts and timely resolve any discrepancies that occur.
• Credit Control: Follow company process for credit control, involving legal where necessary and reviewing aged debts.
• Query resolution: Handle queries both internally and externally regarding invoices, statements and payments.
• Statement Production: Statements must be prepared and sent monthly in format of customers preference.
• Record Maintenance: Ensure all new and existing customer accounts are updated accurately and timely, including self billing and credit changes.
• Month End: All receipts and allocations to be actioned to ensure accurate month end reporting.

Skills:

• Communication Skills: Clear and confident communication either written or spoken with both internal and external customers.
• IT Skills: Confident using Ibcos Gold system either Classic or windows. Use of word and excel would be adventagous.
• Numerical Accuracy: Strong attention to detail ensuring data input accurate.
• Technology: A good understanding and degree of competence of IT and modern technology.
• Time Management: Managing time so cash entered daily and credit control chasers issued timely.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Mathematics
• Experience of working in a team environment
• Works well under pressure
• Looks to embrace change and the advantages it brings
• Well organised and works methodically
• Likes working with numbers

Benefits to working for Russells include:

• Competitive renumeration package based on experience
• Enrolment into the NEST pension scheme
• Company uniform
• Onsite parking