Sales Ledger Clerk

Sewell Moorhouse Recruitment; Morley; Hybrid; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An established business in West Yorkshire is seeking an experienced Sales Ledger Clerk to oversee credit control, process invoices, and support finance functions. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in a Sales Ledger position and strong organizational skills. This role offers a salary of £25,800 per annum, hybrid working, and various employee benefits, including gym access and a pension scheme. Applications can be made via CV submission.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Matched pension scheme

Gym-Flex access

Various company benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts or office environments is essential.
• Sales Ledger experience is required for this role.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage credit control for various accounts to ensure timely payments.
• Handle invoice queries and investigate issues to resolution.
• Process invoices daily to maintain accuracy and efficiency.
• Support month end close activities with Finance Manager.

Skills

Previous experience in a busy accounts or office environment

Prior experience in a Sales Ledger role

Strong organizational skills

Ability to multitask effectively

Strong IT skills including Excel

Sage 200 experience

Job description

Sewell Wallis is working with a well-established, growing West Yorkshire business based in the Morley area, which is currently looking for an experienced Sales Ledger Clerk to join them.

As Sales Ledger Clerk you will play a key role in supporting the finance function, taking ownership of the sales ledger while working closely with colleagues across the business to help achieve overall company objectives.

What will you be doing?

• Taking ownership of credit control for a range of accounts, building strong relationships with both internal teams and external customers while confidently chasing outstanding payments
• Acting as the first point of contact for invoice queries, investigating issues and seeing them through to resolution
• Processing invoices on a daily basis using automated finance systems, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail at all times
• Stepping in to manually raise invoices when systems are unavailable, keeping things running smoothly
• Supporting the Finance Manager and Assistant Management Accountant during month end close, gaining exposure to wider finance processes
• Working closely with technicians to resolve queries and ensure revenue is recorded correctly
• Posting and allocating daily cash receipts accurately and on time

What skills do you need?

• Previous experience working in a busy accounts or office environment
• Prior experience in a Sales Ledger role
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to multitask effectively
• Willingness and ability to support other roles within the wider finance team when required
• Strong IT skills, including producing and maintaining Excel spreadsheets
• Sage 200 experience is desirable but not essential

Whats in it for you?

• £25,800 per annum
• Hybrid working
• 25 day days holiday + bank holidays + potential for up to 10 days extra holiday
• Matched pension scheme
• Gym-Flex, which provides discounted access to multiple different gyms
• A range of other company provided benefits

Send us your CV below or contact Emma Johnsen 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.