Sales Ledger Assistant

Eaton Syalon Ltd; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm based in Nottingham is seeking a Sales Ledger Assistant to support their finance team. This hybrid role involves managing sales invoices, cash collection, and maintaining customer relationships. Candidates should have at least 2 years of sales ledger or credit control experience and strong MS Excel skills. The position offers enhanced annual leave and subsidised gym membership.

Benefits

Enhanced annual leave

Subsidised gym membership

Qualifications

• Previous sales ledger/credit control experience of 2 years or more is essential.
• Strong communication skills for liaising with customers and teams.

Responsibilities

• Raising sales invoices from sales orders and other information.
• Resolving issues preventing accurate sales invoices being sent to customers.
• Recording all cash receipts and allocating them according to remittance advice.
• Liaising with AP Teams to gain commitments to pay.
• Completing credit checks and setting up of new customer accounts.
• Performing daily bank reconciliations.
• Reconciliation of customer statements.
• Maintaining strong relationships with external customers.

Skills

Proficient with MS Excel

Ability to work to tight deadlines

Self-disciplined and efficient

Sales ledger experience

Job description

Eaton Syalon are working with a Nottingham based business to recruit a Sales Ledger Assistant to join their finance team. The role will assist across all areas of the sales ledger process, from sales orders through to invoices and cash collection.

The role will focus on providing a professional and efficient service to the finance function and business, monitoring the level of outstanding debt and providing accurate financial information to the finance team and wider business as needed.

Main Responsibilities

• Raising sales invoices from sales orders and other information
• Resolving issues preventing accurate sales invoices being sent to customers
• Recording all cash receipts and allocating them according to remittance advice
• Liaising with AP Teams via phone and email to gain commitments to pay and escalating any unresolved delays when necessary
• Completing credit checks and setting up of new customer accounts and maintaining existing account details
• Performing daily bank reconciliations
• Reconciliation of customer statements and sending statements to customers
• Maintaining accounting records
• Being the first point of contact for all sales ledger enquiries
• Maintaining strong relationships with external customers and the internal sales teams

Person Profile

• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Proficient with MS Excel
• Self-disciplined and efficient with a proactive approach
• Previous sales ledger/credit control experience of 2 years or more is essential

The role is a hybrid position offering the successful candidate the flexibility to work initially 3 days from the office and 2 days from home. After successful onboarding, our client are happy to consider 2 days working from the office and 3 days from home.

Benefits include, enhanced annual leave and subsidised gym membership