Sales Ledger Assistant (12 month FTC)

Fisher German; Ashby-de-la-Zouch; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus scheme

Generous holiday scheme (25–30 days +

Birthday off

Two extra half days for Christmas Eve&

Enhanced parental leave

Online money saving portal

24/7 mental health & wellbeing service

Volunteering leave 2 days/year

Job summary

Fisher German is seeking a Sales Ledger Assistant to join our small, friendly finance team at our Head Office in Ashby de la Zouch. This full-time, 12-month FTC role offers hybrid working and a core hours policy, with discretionary bonus and a generous holiday scheme.

You will maintain the cashbook, process payments, and prepare customer statements while supporting a collaborative office environment. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented with strong Excel skills and good communication.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales ledger or accounts-related roles is desirable.
• Familiarity with banking and cash handling.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel for data analysis.
• Experience with Dimensions or similar ERP is a plus.
• Detail-oriented with ability to collaborate in a small team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the cashbook – daily banking & bank reconciliations.
• Record day-to-day payments and financial transactions in Dimensions.
• Allocate cash promptly and accurately.
• Daily reconciliation of unallocated cash; liaise with other areas to ensure allocations.
• Take card payments and process customer refunds.
• Prepare and distribute statements showing ageing of sales ledger debt.
• Raise VAT invoices and credit notes.
• Issue monthly customer statements; handle central inbox and ad hoc projects.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Excel proficiency

Team player

IT skills

Drive and ambition

Tools

Dimensions

Job description

The Team & Focus of the Role

We're looking to welcome a new colleague into our finance team!

We're looking for a Sales Ledger Assistant to join the small & friendly team in our Head Office in Ashby de la Zouch. Joining a team of 7, this role will ideally suit you if you're detail orientated, enjoy working in a vibrant & social office and always give a first-class experience to the wider business.

This is a full-time, 12 month FTC and the hours will be 08.45 - 17.15 Monday to Friday although there is flexibility with these timings as long as our core hours are covered & we operate a hybrid working policy.

In return, beyond your base salary you will be included in:

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus your birthday off and two extra half days allocated for Christmas Eve & New Years Eve
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• An online money saving portal and access to a 24/7 mental health & wellbeing service.
• Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you're part-time)

Duties will include:

• Maintaining the cashbook - Daily Banking & Bank reconciliation
• Recording day to day incoming and outgoing payments and other financial transactions on Dimensions
• Allocating cash promptly and correctly
• Daily reconciliation of unallocated cash, liaising with other business areas to ensure that all cash received is allocated
• Taking card payments & processing customer refunds
• Preparing and distributing reports showing the ageing of sales ledger debt
• Raising VAT only invoices and credit notes
• Issuing monthly customer statements
• Dealing with a centralised inbox
• Ad hoc projects as required

The successful candidate will have:

• Drive and ambition to be successful in the position
• High attention to detail
• Great communication skills
• Ability to work effectively within a team
• Strong use of Microsoft Packages - especially Excel
• Competent IT skills

Why Fisher German?

We've been around for a while, but it doesn't mean we are behind the times! Across our office network we offer a hybrid working approach to help our colleagues design their working day to suit their diaries. Some days you might be in the office enjoying a collaborative team day, and other days might see you focussing on project work at home. Wherever you choose to work, you'll be part of a social and digitally connected workforce with the chance to get involved in a variety of activities, like sports events, pop-up bars, BBQs, CPD days, live leadership updates on Zoom, picnics in the park and lots more.

What's not to love? We work hard but we also have lots of fun! If that sounds like something you would enjoy,

We have a history going back as far as 1830 but have been Fisher German since 2000. We operate UK wide advising and managing a range of client portfolios with national visibility across all the 6-property market sectors; rural, commercial, development, residential, infrastructure services and sustainable energy.

Bring Yourself to Work

It's simple really, we are passionate about what we do, and we want you to be driven to succeed with us. For this to happen, you need to feel supported and included which is why we're proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer