Sales Ledger Assistant

Aspire Recruitment; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run UK business in Greater Manchester is seeking a Sales Ledger Assistant for a fully office-based role. Responsibilities include maintaining the sales ledger, processing invoices, and supporting credit control activities. The ideal candidate will have strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and good IT skills, especially in Excel. Full training and professional development will be provided, with clear career progression opportunities within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Full training and ongoing professional development

Clear career progression opportunities

Supportive, friendly and collaborative team culture

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent organisational skills with great attention to detail.
• A self-motivated, independent worker.
• Good IT skills, especially Excel.
• A willingness to learn and develop.
• Previous finance or sales ledger experience is beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Accurately process and maintain the sales ledger.
• Raise invoices and credit notes.
• Allocate payments and reconcile customer accounts.
• Support credit control activities when required.
• Assist with month-end reporting and audit preparation.
• Handle customer queries with professionalism and care.
• Provide general administrative and accounting support to the finance team.

Skills

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

IT skills (Excel)

Self-motivated

Job description

Job Overview

Permanent Job Opportunity

Sales Ledger Assistant

Salary: £24,000 to £26,000 depending on experience

Schedule: Monday to Friday – 8am to 4pm, 1 hour lunch break, 35 hour working week

Location: Stockport – free parking available. Fully office based role – no hybrid working.

We’re proud to be partnering with a long established, family‑run UK business that has been a trusted leader in its industry for over 60 years.

Responsibilities

• Accurately process and maintain the sales ledger
• Raise invoices and credit notes
• Allocate payments and reconcile customer accounts
• Support credit control activities when required
• Assist with month‑end reporting and audit preparation
• Handle customer queries with professionalism and care
• Provide general administrative and accounting support to the finance team

What You’ll Need

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent organisational skills with great attention to detail
• A self‑motivated, independent worker
• Good IT skills, especially Excel
• A willingness to learn and develop
• Previous finance or sales ledger experience is beneficial but not essential

Benefits

• Full training and ongoing professional development
• Clear career progression opportunities across teams
• Supportive, friendly, and collaborative team culture
• On‑site parking