Sales Ledger Team Leader

Hft; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hft in Gloucester is seeking an experienced Sales Ledger Team Leader to manage the Sales Ledger function, ensuring accurate cash allocations and timely reconciliations. The role involves leading an Accounts Assistant, building strong relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders to deliver a high-quality finance service.

The successful candidate will have solid sales ledger or AR experience, strengths in Excel and accounting systems, plus a proven ability to develop others and

Qualifications

• Experience leading or supervising a team in sales ledger/accounts receivable.
• Experience using accounting systems and Excel with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day Sales Ledger activities and develop the team.
• Oversee cash receipt allocations and reconciliations.
• Prepare aged debtor reports and support timely debt recovery.
• Resolve customer and stakeholder queries promptly and professionally.
• Collaborate with internal teams to improve processes.

Skills

Sales ledger experience

Accounts receivable

Team leadership

Microsoft Excel

Accounting systems

Stakeholder management

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

We're looking for an experienced and motivated Sales Ledger Team Leader to lead

our Sales Ledger function and deliver an efficient, accurate and customer-focused accounts receivable service. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with

strong sales ledger experience, excellent organisational skills and the ability to support and develop others while driving continuous improvement.

You'll be responsible for overseeing day-to-day sales ledger operations, ensuring cash receipts are allocated accurately,

reconciliations are completed on time and outstanding accounts are effectively managed. You'll also lead and support an Accounts Assistant, build strong relationships with

colleagues and external stakeholders, and work collaboratively across the organisation to ensure a high-quality finance service.

What you'll be doing:

• Leading the day-to-day Sales Ledger function and supporting the development of the Sales


• Ledger team.


• Overseeing cash receipt allocations, reconciliations and the management of outstanding debtor accounts.


• Preparing aged debtor reports and supporting the timely recovery of


• utstanding balances.


• Managing the Sales Ledger inbox and resolving customer and


• stakeholder queries promptly and professionally.


• Building strong working relationships with internal teams, including


• Housing and Finance colleagues, to resolve account issues and


• improve processes.


• Identifying opportunities to improve ways of working, monitor performance and deliver an efficient, high-quality service.

About you:

You'll have previous sales ledger or accounts receivable experience, ideally with

experience leading or supervising a team. You'll be confident using accounting systems and Microsoft Excel, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to prioritise

workloads in a busy environment. You'll be a proactive communicator who enjoys

building positive relationships, developing others and delivering excellent customer

ervice.

Why join Hft?

You'll be joining an organisation with a strong social purpose, ambitious plans for the

future and a culture built on our values of being Diverse, Kind, Positive and Visionary.

Selection Process

We will be shortlisting applications on an ongoing basis. If shortlisted, you ll be invited

to a pre-screening interview with a member of the hiring team. Successful candidates will then

progress to a final competency-based interview, along with an opportunity to meet the team and learn more about Hft.

If you're looking for a role where your commercial expertise can make a genuine

difference to people's lives, we'd love to hear from you.