Sales Ledger / Credit Control Assistant

JH Recruitment & Consultancy; Leeds; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Job summary

JH Recruitment & Consultancy has partnered with a successful manufacturing business in Leeds to recruit an experienced Sales Ledger / Credit Control Assistant to join its finance team. This hands-on role focuses on accuracy and timely processing within a busy environment.

Reporting to the Credit Control Manager, you will manage invoices, payments, reconciliations and credit checks, supporting the close process and helping the team hit targets.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales ledger and/or credit control in a busy environment.
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUP.
• Experience processing payments and reconciling customer accounts.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue customer invoices including consolidated billing.
• Process and allocate incoming customer payments.
• Investigate outstanding and unallocated payments; resolve discrepancies.
• Assist with monthly sales ledger close and reconciliations.
• Process credit notes, discounts and account adjustments.
• Perform credit checks and assist with opening new customer accounts.
• Support credit control across smaller accounts.
• Respond to customer queries and resolve account issues.
• Help the team meet targets and deadlines.

Skills

Sales ledger

Credit control

Excel

Tools

VLOOKUPs

Job description

I'm working with a successful, well-established and growing manufacturing business in Leeds to recruit an experienced Sales Ledger / Credit Control Assistant to join its finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a busy finance environment, takes pride in accuracy and is looking to become part of a friendly and supportive team.

The company has built an excellent reputation for the quality of its products, strong customer service and commitment to building lasting customer relationships. Having enjoyed considerable growth over the years, it offers a welcoming, down-to-earth working environment where people work together and take pride in what they do.

This is a varied, hands-on position within an established finance department, offering responsibility across sales ledger, cash allocation and credit control activities.

The Role

Reporting to the Credit Control Manager, you'll play an important part in ensuring customer accounts are maintained accurately, payments are processed efficiently and the sales ledger runs smoothly.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and issuing customer invoices, including regular consolidated billing.
• Processing and allocating incoming customer payments across a range of payment methods.
• Investigating outstanding and unallocated payments, ensuring discrepancies are resolved promptly.
• Completing account reconciliations and assisting with monthly sales ledger close procedures.
• Processing credit notes, discounts and account adjustments.
• Carrying out credit checks and assisting with the opening of new customer accounts.
• Supporting credit control activity across smaller customer accounts.
• Responding to customer queries and working with colleagues to resolve account issues.
• Contributing to the achievement of team targets and ensuring deadlines are consistently met.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone with previous sales ledger or credit control experience, ideally gained within a busy, fast-paced environment.

Ideally, you'll bring:

• Previous experience in a sales ledger and/or credit control role.
• Good Excel skills, including confidence using VLOOKUPs.
• Experience processing payments, allocating cash and reconciling customer accounts.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work accurately.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Confidence dealing with customer queries and resolving discrepancies.
• Good communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships.
• A proactive, flexible approach and willingness to support colleagues.

Above all, we're looking for someone reliable, organised and approachable who enjoys being part of a team and takes pride in doing a good job.

What's on Offer?

• The opportunity to join a successful, established and growing Yorkshire business.
• A friendly, welcoming and down-to-earth working environment.
• 37.5-hour working week, Monday to Friday.
• Free on-site parking.
• The opportunity to become part of an established and supportive finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Sales Ledger or Credit Control Assistant looking for a varied position within a successful business where they can make a valued contribution.

Job Type: Full-time