Accounts Receivable Assistant
About the Role
Sewell Wallis are currently working with a recruiting for a well-established and reputable engineering and manufacturing business based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, who are looking for an Accounts Receivable Assistant. This role will involve taking ownership of the full sales ledger process including credit control. This is a varied opportunity within a supportive and collaborative finance team.
Previous experience within accounts receivable experience is essential, but this could be a great opportunity for someone wanting to gain further exposure within a busy finance function. Working closely with colleagues across the wider finance team, you will play a key role in managing invoicing, reconciliations and customer liaison.
What will you be doing?
- Raising and processing high-volume sales invoices in line with customer agreements and internal procedures.
- Managing the sales ledger, ensuring customer accounts are accurate and up to date.
- Allocating incoming payments and reconciling customer accounts.
- Proactively chasing overdue payments via telephone and email in line with agreed credit terms.
- Investigating and resolving invoice and payment queries, working closely with internal departments where required.
- Performing regular sales ledger reconciliations and reviewing aged debt reports.
- Maintaining accurate records of customer communications and payment plans.
- Updating and maintaining customer account information within SAP.
What skills are we looking for?
- Previous experience within a Sales Ledger/Accounts Receivable or Credit Control role.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage a high volume of financial data.
- Good communication skills with the ability to liaise with both internal stakeholders and external customers.
- Experience using SAP is highly desirable.
What's on offer?
- 25+8 days annual leave
- Enhanced pension contribution
- Free on-site parking
- Flexible start/finish times
If this may be of interest please apply now, or contact Eleanor Kirk for more information.
To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.
