Sales Ledger Clerk

Impact Recruitment Services; Northampton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Northampton is seeking a Sales Ledger Clerk to oversee the sales ledger function within a close-knit team. This full-time, office-based position requires previous sales ledger and credit control experience, excellent attention to detail, and strong communication skills. The role offers a permanent contract with 24 days holiday, company pension, and system training. If you have the required skills and enjoy a collaborative environment, this may be your next career move.

Benefits

24 days holiday

Company pension

Paid breaks

Qualifications

• Previous sales ledger and credit control experience required.
• Excellent attention to detail and communication skills needed.
• Good IT skills essential, system training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and manage sales ledger accurately.
• Liaise with managers to ensure clear cash sales.
• Prepare monthly and weekly debtor reports.

Skills

Sales ledger experience

Credit control experience

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Good IT skills

Education

Relevant qualification preferred

Tools

Kerridge

CDK

Keyloop

MS Office

Job description

Sales Ledger Clerk

Northamptonshire (NN1, office-based)

Full-time, Permanent – £28,000

Overview

Do you have previous sales ledger experience, and are looking to continue your career within accounts? Would you like to work for a small business where you can work as part of a close‑knit team, have autonomy for your work? If so, this could be an exciting challenge for you! This role requires both previous sales ledger/credit control experience and strong interpersonal skills. You will frequently deal with colleagues, customers and suppliers via telephone and email, oversee the full sales ledger function and ensure payments are made on time, offering any other support to the team and finance manager as required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Credit control
• Maintain and manage sales ledger with accuracy, ensuring accounts are paid within company terms
• Liaise with managers daily to ensure clear cash sales
• Prepare monthly and weekly debtor reports to support month‑end
• Ensure all enquiries are dealt with to minimise delays
• Full sales ledger function including daily bank statement allocation
• Making payments via BACS/Faster Pay
• Set up new customer accounts and maintain existing account details
• Monthly statement procedures, and sending/copying of invoices
• Ad‑hoc duties around month‑end to help the team meet deadlines

Skills and Experience Required

• Previous sales ledger/credit control experience; relevant qualification preferable
• Good attention to detail
• Logical, methodical, and able to work on own initiative
• Excellent communication skills and telephone manner
• Good IT skills – full system training will be provided
• Experience using Kerridge / CDK / Keyloop would be highly advantageous
• Knowledge of MS Office

Additional Details

• Full-time, Monday to Friday (1‑hour break, unpaid)
• 24 days holiday, plus bank holidays, plus shutdown for Christmas
• Company pension
• Permanent contract
• Due to high volumes of applications, if you are not contacted within 72 hours your application is unsuccessful
• All responses will be managed in accordance with GDPR