Accounts Assistant / Sales Ledger

Salary: £28,800 per year

Sue Ross Recruitment are currently working with our client who are based in the Hope Valley. Due to retirement and a restructure they are now looking to recruit an experienced Accounts Receivable/Accounts Assistant to work as part of a small team. The successful candidate will take full responsibility for the operation of the Sales Ledger and provide additional support to the finance team.

Key duties will include:

• Credit control duties with the aim of reducing their aged debtor days
• Allocate cash collected and apply to customer accounts
• Credit check companies and set credit limits for new customer accounts
• Stop list management
• Deal with queries relating to invoices and receipts
• Month end reconciliations of customer accounts
• Liaising with both home & overseas customers to resolve any queries
• To support/cover where necessary for the Finance Team to achieve its goals at the request of the Director of Finance

To be considered for the role you will have at least 2 years knowledge and practical experience in accounts receivable role. You will have good IT skills including proficiency with Word and Excel, and a working knowledge of MRP systems would be an advantage. First class communication skills are essential as you must be comfortable liaising with and negotiating payment terms with clients. Professionalism and a proactive ‘can do’ approach is required to be successful with this role.