Castle Employment Looking for Sales Ledger / Accounts Assistant at York, North Yorkshire Full Time

A design and manufacturing business based in York is currently recruiting for a Sales Ledger / Accounts Assistant to join their team. A competitive salary is of up to £25,000, depending on experience, as well as other benefits such as attractive, Monday to Friday working hours, annual bonus and holidays up to 33 days per year (inclusive of bank holidays). Study support can also be on offer for the right individual.

The Sales Ledger / Accounts Assistant will be joining the Finance Team and where the primary responsibilities will be accurately processing transactions on the ledgers and delivering effective credit control services.

Reporting into the Financial Controller, the Sales Ledger / Accounts Assistant will be responsible for:

• Reviewing sales orders; production, posting, printing & mailing of associated sales invoices
• Remittance processing, cash allocation through multiple bank accounts & currencies
• Management of Aged Debtors and Credit Control duties
• Resolving queries and credit note requests
• Producing customer statements and updating customer accounts
• Processing & posting bank transactions and creating payments
• Other ad hoc duties, as required

To be successful in this Sales Ledger / Accounts Assistant role, you will ideally:

• Have previous experience in a Sales Ledger, Credit Control or general finance position
• Be studying or be AAT qualified, although this is not essential
• Be computer literate and ideally have experience using MS Packages
• Have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and good telephone manner and email etiquette
• Ideally have experience using software such as SAP, Xero, SAGE or similar

We are keen to speak with individuals who have experience in a finance-based role and who are keen to build a career in finance. You may currently be a Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Credit Controller, Finance Assistant, Finance Officer, Accounts Assistant, or Accounts Admin. You also may be studying your AAT or be AAT or MAAT qualified.

This role is easily commutable from York, Heslington, Stamford Bridge, Dunnington, Pocklington, Market Weighton, Thorganby, Seaton Ross, Selby and surrounding areas. Due to this role’s location, this opportunity is not accessible via public transport and therefore the successful individual will need to make their own way to the office, via car, bike or other forms of transport. There is also free car parking on-site.

If you are interested in applying to this Sales Ledger / Accounts Assistant role, click apply now or get in touch to have a confidential conversation.

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