Robert Walters are delighted to be recruiting for a Sales Ledger Assistant for an excellent very well established, reputable business in Hemel Hempstead. The Candidate should have experience of doing Month end duties too.
Responsible for the day-to-day Sales Ledger tasks in the business, taking full ownership of processes and month end reporting tasks to ensure that financial reporting can be accurately produced to meet strict deadlines.
The Role:
- Raise all sales invoices, ensuring that coding to Nominal Ledger is accurate
- Manage the process of invoicing all Monthly, Quarterly and Annual reoccurring customer contracts
- Raise Direct Debits where required
- Actively work on Credit Control - reporting back to Finance & HR Director on a weekly basis to aid with Cash Flow reporting
- Maintenance of the Sales Order listing in Sage, working closely with the Operations team & Project Management team
- Working with Operations team to make certain that all possible sales are captured
- Management of Sales Inbox, answering all queries, maintaining the filing system and escalating emails where needed
- Developing & maintaining good working relationships with external and internal customers
- Assisting with Audit requirements as needed
- Providing cover for other members of the team as needed, including the Office Manager
Month End:
- Ensure that all possible sales are captured in the correct periods
- Calculation of accurate Estimated Sales prior to month end
- Creation of the monthly sales report - including correcting Nominal codes and assigning group reporting codes
- Calculation, posting & reconciliation of Sales in Advance
- Calculation of the Sales Accruals journal
- Creation of the monthly Backlog Report
- Working with the Sales team to create the Pipeline Report
- Update & submit YUM report to Group
- Calculate & post the Bad Debt Provision
- Produce the Aged Debtors Report
- Create & issue the monthly sales report to the Sales Team to allow for analysis against budget
Candidate Profile:
- Proven experience working in a Finance team and an understanding of P&L accounts
- Good excel ability (formulae including if, countif, sumif, vlookup)
- Good communication (verbal & written) & interpersonal skills
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Highly organised and able to manage own workload
- Proactive, positive attitude and approachable
- Ability to work in a dynamic, complex, and fast changing environment
On Offer:
Circa £28,000-£33,000 per annum with Hybrid working available only after initial settling in period, plus annual leave and benefits.
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates