Sales Ledger Clerk

Job description

  Location
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
·  Salary
£ 16500 - £ 19500 / Year
·  Category
Accountancy & Finance - Sales Ledger Clerk
·  Job type
Permanent
·  Industry
Banking and Financial Services
·  External Reference
MR.SL

My client is seeking a Sales Ledger Clerk to join their finance team. Strong IT skills are a major plus as is some experience with financial accounting software, such as Sage, Great Plains, Microsoft Dynamics and Excel. You'll need to have previous experience in finance processing and enjoy the challenge of being responsible for a number of different processes including contracts, cash allocation and database adjustments within a supportive team environment. The focus is on accuracy and efficient processing, along with an investigative approach to problem-solving.

Your main duties will include:

·  Setting up new clients

·  Accurately input & check new client contract data to the contract database

·  Direct debit administration; set-up, amend & remove details as necessary

·  Liaise with clients/banks where appropriate

·  Accurately post cash receipts and adjustments to the sales ledger

·  Raise refunds to clients

·  Bank reconciliation

·  Import data from client database to accounting system & record the transaction details

·  Assist in transition of data to new contract database and accounting system from old

·  Producing invoices

·  Banking and reconciliation

·  Running off turnover statements

·  Chasing up outstanding debts (not always the easiest part of the job)

·  Sorting out any rebates and filing

·  Checking VAT has been included on invoices

·  Providing creditors with VAT receipts

The ideal candidate must have:

·  Good communications skills

·  Strong organisational skills

·  An analytical mind

·  Previous sales ledger or finance processing experience

·  Excellent attention to detail

·  Problem-solving skills

·  Good knowledge of Microsoft systems

If you can relate to all of the above, please send your CV to be considered for the role.

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