Sales Ledger Clerk

Confidential; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid after probation

Career development

Friendly finance team

Job summary

Confidential in the United Kingdom is seeking a Sales Ledger Clerk to join a small finance team in Nottinghamshire. You will own day-to-day sales ledger activities, raise invoices, chase overdue balances, and support month-end processes.

The role offers hybrid working after a three-month probation and exposure to multiple finance functions, with strong stakeholder engagement across departments. The ideal candidate has prior sales ledger or accounts receivable experience, solid reconciliation

Qualifications

• Previous experience within a Sales Ledger, Accounts Receivable or broader transactional finance role.
• Experience processing and reconciling employee expense claims.
• Strong reconciliation skills and attention to detail.
• Confident communication skills with the ability to build relationships across departments.
• Good IT skills and experience using finance systems.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and work to deadlines.
• A proactive and team-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Raising and processing sales invoices, credit notes and recharge invoices.
• Maintaining accurate sales ledger records and monitoring outstanding balances.
• Managing customer account queries and building strong internal stakeholder relationships.
• Producing and issuing overdue account communications.
• Performing bank reconciliations and ensuring financial data is accurately maintained.
• Processing and reconciling employee expense claims and company card expenditure.
• Reviewing and correcting coding discrepancies where required.
• Supporting month-end processes and reporting activities.
• Providing support across wider finance functions during periods of absence or increased workload.
• Working closely with operational teams and other business departments to ensure accurate financial information is maintained.

Skills

Reconciliation skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

IT skills

Multitasking

Tools

Sage ERP

Job description

Salary: Up to £30,000 depending on experience

Location: Nottinghamshire (Hybrid Working Available Following Successful 3-month Probation)

Reporting to: Financial Controller

Hays are delighted to be partnering with a well-established and growing organisation to recruit a Sales Ledger Clerk to join their friendly finance team.This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional to become part of a collaborative team of four within finance, supporting the wider business through effective sales ledger management, reconciliations and stakeholder engagement. Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, you will play a key role in ensuring accurate financial records and maintaining positive relationships across multiple departments.

The Role

As Sales Ledger Clerk, you will take ownership of day-to-day sales ledger activities whilst providing support across other transactional finance functions when required.

Key responsibilities

• Raising and processing sales invoices, credit notes and recharge invoices.
• Maintaining accurate sales ledger records and monitoring outstanding balances.
• Managing customer account queries and building strong internal stakeholder relationships.
• Producing and issuing overdue account communications.
• Performing bank reconciliations and ensuring financial data is accurately maintained.
• Processing and reconciling employee expense claims and company card expenditure.
• Reviewing and correcting coding discrepancies where required.
• Supporting month-end processes and reporting activities.
• Providing support across wider finance functions during periods of absence or increased workload.
• Working closely with operational teams and other business departments to ensure accurate financial information is maintained.

About You

• Previous experience within a Sales Ledger, Accounts Receivable or broader transactional finance role.
• Experience processing and reconciling employee expense claims.
• Strong reconciliation skills and attention to detail.
• Confident communication skills with the ability to build relationships across departments.
• Good IT skills and experience using finance systems.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and work to deadlines.
• A proactive and team-focused approach.

Desirable experience

• Previous experience within the construction, engineering, property or project-based sectors.
• Experience working with contractor payments, subcontractor costs or project-related invoicing.
• Familiarity with accounting software such as Sage or similar ERP systems.

What You'll Receive

• Salary up to £30,000.
• Hybrid working (1 day per week in the office) following the successful completion of a three-month probation period.
• Supportive and collaborative finance team environment.
• Opportunity to work closely with senior finance leadership.
• Exposure to multiple areas of finance and business operations.
• Long-term career development opportunities within a growing organisation.