Sales Ledger Clerk

Confidential; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site free parking

Job summary

Confidential in Solihull is seeking a skilled Sales Ledger Clerk to join a close-knit finance team in a permanent, fully office-based role. You will manage the day-to-day sales ledger, support a system migration, and help review and improve the accounts receivable, cash allocation and credit control processes.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on Sales Ledger & Accounts Receivable experience, strong cash allocation and reconciliation skills, and a proactive approach to improving procedures within

Qualifications

• Strong, hands-on Sales Ledger / Accounts Receivable experience.
• Confident cash allocation and reconciliation skills.
• Experience of proactive credit control and debt chasing.
• Experience of system migration or finance transformation.
• Proactive approach with the ability to suggest improvements.
• Flexible and adaptable in a small SME environment, fully office-based.

Responsibilities

• Managing the day-to-day sales ledger and accounts receivable process.
• Allocating and reconciling incoming payments.
• Proactively chasing outstanding debt and resolving queries.
• Building relationships with customers to keep payments on track.
• Supporting the migration and implementation of a new finance system.
• Reviewing processes and identifying better ways of working.
• Providing support across purchase ledger and customer operations when needed.
• Working closely with the wider team to ensure the finance function runs smoothly.

Skills

Sales Ledger

Accounts Receivable

Cash Allocation

Reconciliation

Tools

Finance System Migration

Job description

Sales Ledger Clerk
Solihull Permanent Up to £33,000 Fully Office Based
Monday to Friday, 8:30am 5:00pm
We re recruiting for an experienced Sales Ledger Clerk to join a lovely, close-knit finance team within an SME based in Solihull.
The business is currently going through a period of change, so this role would suit someone experienced, confident and happy to get stuck in. Alongside taking ownership of the sales ledger, you ll support the migration to a new finance system and help review and improve the way things are currently done across accounts receivable, cash allocation and credit control.
As part of a small team, you ll also need to be agile and flexible, pitching in across purchase ledger and customer operations when required.

What you ll be doing:

• Managing the day-to-day sales ledger and accounts receivable process
• Allocating and reconciling incoming payments
• Proactively chasing outstanding debt and resolving queries
• Building good relationships with customers to keep payments on track
• Supporting the migration and implementation of a new finance system
• Reviewing existing processes and identifying better ways of working
• Providing support across purchase ledger and customer operations when needed
• Working closely with the wider team to ensure the finance function runs smoothly

What we re looking for:

• Strong, hands-on Sales Ledger / Accounts Receivable experience
• Confident cash allocation and reconciliation skills
• Experience of proactive credit control and debt chasing
• Ideally, experience of a system migration, implementation or finance transformation
• A proactive approach with the confidence to suggest improvements
• Someone flexible and adaptable who is happy to work outside of a strict job description when the business needs it
• Comfortable working within a small SME environment and being fully office based

What s on offer:

• Salary up to £33,000
• Permanent position
• 8:30am 5:00pm, Monday to Friday
• Solihull location, with on-site free parking
• Fully office based
• Opportunity to have genuine input into systems, processes and how the finance function works going forward

If you re an experienced Sales Ledger professional who enjoys variety, improving processes and working as part of a hands-on team, this could be a really interesting next move.