Sales Ledger Assistant

Confidential; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Gleeson Recruitment Group is seeking a Sales Ledger Assistant in Birmingham. No prior finance experience is required, just strong organisation and a proactive attitude to learn and grow in a busy finance team.

You'll help with sales ledger, credit control, and general finance operations, processing invoices, supporting payments, answering customer queries, and building experience across finance functions in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Positive and proactive attitude.
• Strong communication skills.
• Confidence using Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage a busy workload.
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills.
• Interest in building a career within finance.

Responsibilities

• Raising and processing sales invoices accurately and in a timely manner.
• Reconciling invoices across internal systems.
• Supporting month-end billing deadlines.
• Building positive relationships with customers and resolving account queries.
• Issuing customer statements and maintaining accurate records.
• Assisting with VAT-related invoice processing.
• Supporting collections activity and following up on outstanding payments.
• Posting customer receipts and payments.
• Assisting with bank reconciliations.
• Supporting the wider finance team with day-to-day accounting activities.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisation

Communication

Prioritisation

Willingness to learn

Finance interest

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sales Ledger Assistant

Birmingham Up to 27,000

Are you looking to kick-start or develop your career in finance? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive and collaborative finance team where you'll gain valuable experience across sales ledger, credit control, and wider finance operations.

You don't need previous finance experience to be considered. If you're organised, eager to learn, confident communicating with people, and looking to build a long-term career in a finance environment, we'd love to hear from you. Experience in administration, customer service, retail, hospitality, or office-based roles could provide transferable skills for this position.

Working in a varied and fast-paced role, you'll support the day-to-day running of the sales ledger and credit control function, helping to ensure invoices are processed accurately, payments are collected on time, and customer queries are resolved efficiently. You'll receive excellent exposure to different areas of finance and have the opportunity to build valuable skills along the way.

Key Responsibilities

Sales Ledger

• Raising and processing sales invoices accurately and in a timely manner.
• Reconciling invoices across internal systems.
• Supporting month-end billing deadlines.
• Building positive relationships with customers and resolving account queries.
• Issuing customer statements and maintaining accurate records.
• Assisting with VAT-related invoice processing.

Credit Control

• Supporting collections activity and following up on outstanding payments.
• Working with customers and internal teams to resolve payment queries.
• Maintaining accurate customer account information.
• Helping to keep debtor balances up to date and well managed.

Finance Support

• Managing finance inbox queries.
• Posting customer receipts and payments.
• Assisting with bank reconciliations.
• Supporting the wider finance team with day-to-day accounting activities.

What We’re Looking For

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills.
• A positive and proactive attitude.
• Strong communication skills.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage a busy workload.
• A willingness to learn and develop new skills.
• An interest in building a career within finance

At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer.