Sales Ledger Officer - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Great Places Housing Association; Wythenshawe; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension DC scheme (up to 10% contrib)

Healthcare scheme

Hybrid working

Annual leave 26-30 days

Wellbeing campaigns

Job summary

Great Places Housing Association in Manchester (Didsbury) is seeking a Sales Ledger Officer on a 12-month fixed-term contract to manage daily invoicing and cash postings. The role includes credit control, dunning, and responding to queries to keep the ledger accurate.

You will work with multiple finance systems, support month-end activities, and assist with data cleansing ahead of a new finance system rollout, while maintaining SLA standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts receivable or sales ledger is essential.
• Strong credit control and clear communication skills are required.
• Experience working across teams and with stakeholders is important.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and data handling.
• Attention to detail and accuracy are essential to maintain ledgers.

Responsibilities

• Process intercompany and sales invoices daily.
• Post cash receipts to the sales ledger.
• Perform credit control and respond to customer queries.
• Process dunning letters and statements within SLA.
• Assist with month-end procedures and data cleansing for system upgrade.
• Support audit queries and assist team members as needed.

Skills

Accounts receivable experience

Credit control

Stakeholder engagement

Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Teamwork and independence

SLA adherence

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Finance systems

Job description

Sales Ledger Officer

Didsbury, Manchester

£28,341

12 month Fixed Term Contract

What you’ll be doing

• Daily processing of intercompany and sales invoices,
• Posting Sales Ledger cash receipts,
• Credit control,
• Processing dunning letters and statements,
• Answering queries from the shared Accounts Receivable inbox within the SLA timescale,
• Implementing annual price increases for schemes for invoicing process,
• Setting up new customers and amending customer details,
• Updating invoice request form when needed,
• Complete Month end Procedures for Sales Ledger within the SLA timescale,
• Keeping records up to date and work on data cleansing in preparation for a transfer to the new finance system,
• Investigating unallocated cash receipts,
• Assisting with Sales Ledger audit queries,
• Assisting other team members within Rent Ledger where necessary,
• Assisting with any other tasks assigned by Team Leader.

What you’ll need

• Account Receivable and/or Sale Ledger experience,
• Experience of credit control and a good communication skills,
• Experience of cross organisational working and engaging stakeholders,
• Use of full range of Microsoft Office,
• Attention to detail and accuracy is essential,
• The ability to find information and resolve problems,
• The ability to work as part of a team and independently,
• Experience of using various finance systems.

What we need from you

• A passion for customer service
• You will be required to attend a number of face to face training sessions as well as virtual sessions and e-learning this part of your role is vital and of equal importance as the day to day aspects
• A commitment to understand the challenges and opportunities that exist in the communities in which we work. We particularly value lived experience in social housing
• A passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities
• A commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of Great Places
• A commitment to continuous learning and improvement
• Ability to work flexibly and when needed

What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment

• Pension ¦ DC scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleagues and Great Places)
• WPA ¦ Healthcare scheme starts at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available per year (option to increase & add family members)
• Ways of Working¦ We offer some hybrid and flexible working
• Annual leave ¦Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days within 5 years + Bank Holidays
• Reward & Recognition ¦ You Count Rewards are individual reward’s for going ‘above & beyond’
• Professional fees ¦ The business pays the cost of one professional role related membership fee for each colleague
• The Market Place ¦high street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more
• Wage Stream ¦ You can access savings opportunities and early access to wages
• Health and Wellbeing Initiatives ¦ Our colleagues enjoy wellbeing campaigns throughout the year, with activities designed around our four pillars of wellbeing, these include career wellbeing, mental wellbeing, physical wellbeing and financial wellbeing

At Great Places we believe the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver to great services, all your benefits can be used inside and outside of work