Sales Ledger Assistant

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Accomplish Today

Accomplish Today client is seeking a diligent invoice and sales ledger assistant to be responsible for accurately billing our clients and recording allocated cash in order to safeguard the group’s income. The duties will include creating and sending invoices to our clients, allocating receipts and reporting any irregularities to our Credit Manager. You should also be able to resolve billing queries and errors professionally.

To be successful in this role, you will know how to ensure that invoicing is completed accurately and on time. You will be able to manage sales ledger accounts to recover outstanding debts and fix billing discrepancies if they occur. You should have a strong work ethic and demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills as well as an aptitude for numbers.

Essential skills

• Strong attention to detail to keep accurate invoicing and credit note entries
• Excellent mathematics and problem-solving skills
• A demonstrable ability to consistently meet deadlines and to work well under pressure
• Excellent organisation skills and attention to detail
• The ability to handle customer queries calmly
• The ability to work independently or as part of a team

Desirable skills

• Proven experience as an invoice assisitant or within an internal finance team
• Proficiency in MS Office (especially Excel) and a working knowledge of accounting systems

Benefits

• Study support for ACCA or CIMA, based on distance learning courses available once probation has been successfully completed. We will pay for your professional membership, course material and one days paid study leave per exam as well as the day of the exam.
• Flexible start and end times
• 25 days holiday, rising after three years to 26 and ultimately to 30 days after 10 years
• Birthday as an additional day of leave
• Development plans and regular 1-2-1s
• Access to discount vouchers for high street retailers and restaurants
• Access to an online doctor and counselling services via the same app
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to an electric car scheme via salary sacrifice
• Pension contributions