Sales Ledger Assistant

Sewell Wallis Ltd; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial firm in Sheffield is seeking an experienced Sales Ledger Assistant for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves managing customer payments, minimizing bad debt, and pursuing process improvements. The ideal candidate will have sales ledger experience and a strong telephone manner. Benefits include hybrid working, gym membership contributions, and 25 days of holiday increasing to 28.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Cycle to work scheme

50% towards gym membership

Bonus scheme

25 days holiday, increasing to 28

Loyalty awards

Qualifications

• Experience in Sales ledger.
• Proven track record of handling customer payments.

Responsibilities

• Chasing customer payments in line with payment terms.
• Handling interactions in Credit Control.
• Looking for process improvement opportunities.
• Working towards individual and business debt reduction targets.

Skills

Sales ledger experience

Excellent telephone manner

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Ability to hit targets and KPIs

Job description

Sewell Wallis is recruiting for a global firm in the heart of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, which is looking for an experienced Sales Ledger Assistant. This business operates in 40+ countries and has well over 50 offices worldwide.

Due to expansion, this company is looking for an experienced Sales Ledger Assistant to join the team and chase debt for overdue invoices. Ideally, you will be an experienced Sales Ledger Assistant who isn't afraid to get on the telephone and recover the debt.

This role is a Fixed Term Contract to run for 12 months, however it could get extended or made permanent.

What will you be doing?

• Chasing customer payments in line with payment terms to minimise bad debt.
• Handling of all interactions received into Credit Control, ensuring all requests are completed and successfully resolved within the agreed service level.
• Looking for process improvement opportunities.
• Working to daily targets set by the Team Leader.
• Working with individual and business overdue debt reduction targets and cash collection.
• Working on customer disputes to help minimise outstanding debt and escalate to the appropriate business owners.
• Creating and categorising outbound service requests.

What skills are we looking for?

• Experience in Sales ledger .
• Excellent telephone manner.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to hit targets and KPIs.

What's on offer?

• Hybrid working.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 50% towards your gym membership.
• Bonus scheme.
• 25 days holiday, which will increase to 28.
• Loyalty awards.

Send us your CV below, or contact Lewis Walker 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.