Group Sales Ledger Clerk to manage the group's account's receivable function reporting to the group's Head of Finance.
Key duties:
- Setting up new clients
- Issuing and receiving contract documents
- Generating and sending accurate sales invoices and issuing credit notes on a timely basis and ensuring accurate financial records for a growing group of companies.
- Processing and allocating client payments to invoices / credit notes. in whatever form received, to the relevant sales ledger account.
- Reconciling sales ledger accounts and making adjustments, from time to time, within certain agreed limits
- Chasing outstanding payments via e-mail, telephone, with a view to keeping overall sales ledger debtors to within an agreed number of debtor days
- Creating weekly / monthly reports on aged debtors and account performance for review by Senior Management
- This role requires strong Excel skills and attention to detail.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Previous experience in a similar finance, sales ledger, or credit control role within a group of companies is highly advantageous.
- Proficiency in MS Office (especially Excel), familiarity with accounting software like Sage, Xero or Quickbooks, and experience of Docusign would be useful. Ideally Sage experience
- High level of attention to detail for accurate data entry.
- Strong interpersonal skills for communicating with customers regarding payments.
- AAT or relevant bookkeeping qualifications are beneficial
- Experience of managing a team would be useful as the group grows
This would suit someone who is not afraid of change management and someone who can automate processes. You will be required to assist / train an existing member of the finance team in the implementation of the new processes.
This role is onsite 5 days in Redditch