Sales Ledger Assistant

CPI Selection; England; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail group in the UK is looking for a Sales Ledger Assistant in High Wycombe. You'll manage sales ledger tasks, support finance functions, and chase debts while developing your accountancy knowledge. This role is office-based with occasional remote work. Salary ranges from £28k to £30K, requiring at least one year of relevant finance experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience in a similar finance role.
• Good understanding of Sales ledgers and Credit Control.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile cash received to the Unit 4 system.
• Raise relevant invoices on UK partner portals.
• Allocate cash receipts to invoices and credit notes.
• Chase debt for payment by phone or email.

Skills

Reconciliation of cash received

Invoicing

Credit control

Debt chasing

Tools

Unit 4 system

Job description

Job Title : Sales Ledger Assistant

Department : Finance

Reporting Lines : Reports to Credit Manager

We have an exciting opportunity to work for a leading retail group who are the fastest growing multichannel retailer in the UK. Our client has over 170 UK stores stretched across England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the islands and they are still growing!

Working as part of a fast‑paced finance department, you will play a key role in delivering the sales ledger requirements for the organisation. In addition, this role will play an important part in the financial controls of the business as well as their expanding international business.

You will be an ambitious, driven and energetic individual who is willing to apply themselves in all aspects of the role. You will also have a great opportunity to develop your accountancy knowledge and gain valuable experience in an exciting role.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile cash received to our Unit 4 system.
• Raise relevant invoices on UK partner portals.
• Daily and weekly invoicing for UK & International partner either through a manual or journal process.
• Proactively raise intercompany, Rent and Service recharge invoices.
• Raise manual credit notes as required.
• Sales Monthly or Quarterly MSF / Royalty invoices for their international partners.
• General maintenance of the sales ledger.
• Allocate cash receipts to invoices and credit notes.
• Obtain authorisation for debt write off or write back.
• Send statements to partners on a weekly basis.
• Monitor accounts for late payment of accounts.
• Chase debt for payment by phone or email.
• Answer partner queries via email.
• Liaise with relevant departments to clear any outstanding queries.
• Provide Credit Manager with detailed updates of the position of each account for weekly debtor’s reports.
• Support Credit Manager in production of weekly debt report for Senior Management.
• Creating weekly price list for Intercompany partners.
• Raising Self-Bill Invoices & Credits for Drop Ship suppliers.
• General ad‑hoc duties.

Salary £28k-£30K

Location - High Wycombe (Office based – 6 days a month working from home)

If you have a minimum of 1 years’ experience in a similar finance role with a good understanding of Sales ledgers and Credit Control,