We are looking for an experienced Sales Ledger Assistant for a six month fixed term position to work within our busy and friendly accounts team. The UK Ledger Assistant will support the UK Ledger Controller with all aspects of Accounts receivable and Accounts payable. They will be liaising with the sales team and the customer service team to ensure prompt dispute resolution on the sales side and ensure up to date processing on the purchase side.

The key output of this role is to ensure that invoice payments are made as quickly as possible to support the key business target of maintaining positive cashflow. Tasks will include:

• Daily receipt allocations.
• Maintaining customer data.
• Daily invoice runs.
• Taking credit card payments from customers.
• Processing credit card receipts upon request from customers.
• Dealing with customer queries.
• Creating debtors Excel lists for the Group Credit Manager.
• Weekly debtors meeting with reps and Credit Manager.
• Intercompany Reconciliations and Credit Notes.
• Releasing sales orders daily on credit hold depending on the status of the customer account.
• Proactively liaising with customer service team and sales team for query resolution.
• Assessing customer credit risk through external credit information provider.
• Contributing to the accounting month end closing process (bad debt and other ad hoc support).
• Provide occasional cover for Accounts Payable colleagues.