Sales Ledger / Credit Control Assistant

Jo Holdsworth Recruitment Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Friendly, supportive finance team

Job summary

Jo Holdsworth Recruitment Ltd is partnering with a well-established Leeds manufacturing business to recruit a Sales Ledger / Credit Control Assistant. You will join a busy finance team, ensuring accurate ledgers, timely payments and smooth cash flow in a supportive environment.

The role covers invoices, cash allocation, reconciliations and credit control activities, with opportunities for development within a growing Yorkshire company. Lively, hands-on setting with a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy sales ledger/credit control role.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines.
• Good communication skills and ability to build relationships.
• Experience handling customer queries and resolving discrepancies.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and issue customer invoices, including consolidated billing.
• Process and allocate incoming customer payments across multiple methods.
• Investigate outstanding/unallocated payments and resolve discrepancies.
• Complete account reconciliations and assist with monthly close.
• Process credit notes, discounts and account adjustments.
• Conduct credit checks and assist with opening new customer accounts.
• Support credit control across smaller customer accounts.
• Respond to customer queries and resolve account issues.
• Contribute to team targets and ensure deadlines are met.

Skills

Sales ledger experience

Credit control

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Teamwork

Customer service

Tools

Excel

VLOOKUPs

Job description

Sales Ledger / Credit Control Assistant Leeds

Salary: Competitive

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.

Location: Leeds

Job Type: Full-time