Sales Ledger Clerk/Credit Controller

Bagnall Hopkins Recruitment; Elland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A multi-award-winning company is seeking a Sales Ledger/Credit Controller to join their finance team in Elland. The role involves managing sales ledger processing, credit control, and building relationships with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with a customer-focused approach. Opportunities for career progression and excellent benefits are included.

Benefits

23 Days Holiday

Excellent benefits

Parking on site

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft applications, especially Excel and Outlook.
• Experience in sales or purchase ledger functions is essential.
• High accuracy and attention to detail are required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the sales ledger and credit control processes.
• Handle end-to-end processing of sales invoices using Sage200.
• Ensure adherence to payment terms and manage debt recovery.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Customer focus

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Sage200

Job description

Sales Ledger/Credit Control, permanent position based in Elland

Details

Permanent

9am - 5pm

23 Days Holiday

Office based 9am – 5pm

Excellent benefits + parking on site

This multi-award-winning organisation is recruiting a Sales Ledger/Credit Controller to join their very busy team. As a valued member of the finance team, you will be responsible for the overall sales ledger and credit control of the business. Your role will be to accurately process sales ledger invoices, receipts, and customer statements as well as build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders and other departments within the organisation.

Your customers will have various invoice formats, payment terms, and frequency therefore you’ll need to have excellent organisation skills and strong attention to detail. Additionally, you’ll be responsible for credit control to ensure bad debt risk is suitably managed through day-to-day routines and accounts are kept to terms.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-end processing of sales invoices from income stream data on Sage200
• First point of contact for all sales ledger queries via e-mail, telephone, and in writing
• Management of key financial contact relationships in respect of sales ledger accounts
• Credit control to ensure cash inflows meet contracted terms and any associated debt recovery
• Month-end reconciliation of sales invoices raised to track business unit income reporting, escalating discrepancies
• Liaising with the Business Development team and external stakeholders on the mobilisation of new income streams, ensuring first invoices are raised on a timely basis and in line with the contract, expectations, and terms (with support)
• Monitoring and reconciliation of business unit trackers to facilitate monthly reporting to local authorities in their own format
• Ensuring documentation on owned processes is accurate and up to date at all times
• Providing support for Finance coordinator on an ad hoc basis
• Understanding of purchase ledger processes to provide effective absence cover if required

Essential experience and skills

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft applications including Excel and Outlook
• Excellent communication skills, written and spoken, that are effective, empathetic, and adaptable to different situations
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail, including when under pressure
• Experience of working within a sales (or purchase) ledger function
• Knowledge and experience of working with confidential data as defined by GDPR
• Ability to adjust priorities to fit the needs of the business
• Customer focussed approach to tasks

Key characteristics

• Ability to respond positively to a changing environment
• Desire to be part of a team and work collaboratively within Finance and the wider business
• Self-motivator
• Problem-solving mindset
• Ability to manage competing demands while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Bagnall Hopkins Recruitment who is operating as an employment agency/business. Your application will be sent to one of our consultants for review, at which stage we will be in touch to discuss your details further. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours your application has not been successful.

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