Sales Ledger Administrator

Full Job Description

We are seeking an organised and numbers-loving candidate for the position of Sales Ledger Administrator to join a really lovely team based in Walsham Le Willows, not far from Bury St Edmunds, Diss, and Stowmarket.

The Role

If you enjoy working with numbers in a relaxed and steady-paced environment, this role is ideal for you. Reporting to the Credit Control Manager, your duties will include:

• Entering and reconciling BACs receipts into the booking systems on a daily basis.
• Reconciling booking system receipts to bank statements.
• Following up on unallocated receipts, identifying and allocating payments, and contacting customers for missing remittances.
• Chasing outstanding customer invoices by email and telephone.
• Negotiating with customers to recover outstanding amounts.
• Handling email and telephone queries regarding credit control.
• Issuing copy invoices on request.
• Sending out monthly statements.
• Following up on monthly customer statement queries.
• Creating manual invoices.
• General ad-hoc duties, as and when required.

The Candidate

We are looking for someone who has previous experience in a similar role and possesses the following skills and attributes:

• Able to work independently with accuracy and attention to detail.
• An aptitude for managing and interpreting payments to reconcile accounts.
• A love of numbers and the ability to work in an organised fashion.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Pay & Hours

The role is offered on a full-time (Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm), permanent basis and has a starting salary of £25,000 - £26,000 per annum. 

Important Info

Applicants will need their own mode of transport due to the remote rural location of the office. Please note that the location is not accessible via public transport.