Role: Finance Assistant - Sales Ledger Clerk

Location: Office based 4 days Coventry CV4 and home working 1 day

Salary: £15 - 16.80 per hour

Temporary contract

We are working on behalf of an outstanding employer who are seeking an experienced Finance Assistant to support on Sales Ledger duties. This is a temporary contract until end of December 2024, but could lead to a permanent position for the successful candidate as they are recruiting a permanent headcount.

In this role you will be joining an established Finance team of 7, whereby you will be focused on sales leger tasks using Sage 200. The successful candidate will have proven demonstrable experience in sales ledger, credit control and bank reconciliation.

The working hours for this role are full time Monday to Thursday 8.30am until 4.30pm and Friday 8.30am until 3.30pm. The role is hybrid working office based 4 days Coventry CV4 and 1 day home working.

Role and responsibilities:

• As a Finance Assistant you will be focused on supporting with sales ledger duties using Sage 200
• Provide monthly sales ledger/nominal reconciliations
• Process sales invoices on a daily and monthly basis
• Accurately process invoices for various international customers using correct currencies
• Process and post income ensuring it reconciles to their till systems
• Post from the bank statement - cash banking, bank giro credits, online sales
• Monthly reconciliation of accounts to confirm validity and balancing
• Review aged debtor reports and perform credit control duties
• Monitoring the group bank accounts
• Process and post intercompany transactions
• Prepare payment runs for authorisation and then process to the finance system
• Ensure deadlines and relevant information is communicated to all departments regarding finance matters
• Handle any internal and external queries in a professional and timely manner
• Assist with month end preparation including account reconciliations
• Adhoc support if needed with weekly and monthly payroll using Sage Payroll

Skills and experience required:

• Previous Finance, Sales Ledger or Credit Control experience essential
• Experience using Sage 200 essential
• Strong demonstrable knowledge and experience in sales ledger and purchase ledger processes
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to accurately analyse and process data
• Ability to work in a team environment providing outstanding customer service
• AAT level qualified or equivalent qualifications desirable

Temporary benefits:

• Onsite parking
• Hybrid working
• Permanent job opportunity

If you were successful made temp-perm in this temporary contract then you would benefit from benefits such as 35 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, enhanced pension scheme and BUPA cash plan.

If you are immediately available for a new temporary contract in Finance / Sales Ledger then please apply today.