Your new company

Based on the outskirts of Manchester City Centre, your new company a long-established manufacturing company are seeking a Credit Controller/Sales Ledger Assistant to join their team.

Your new role

With a real family feel, you will be joining a small-knit and established finance team reporting to the senior Credit Controller. A varied role where you will be in the heart of the team and carry out a multitude of tasks to ensure the ledger remains clean and cashflow buoyant.
With a loyal and long-standing client base along with a clean ledger, the role will require you to manage and maintain the credit and sales ledger function with a hands-on approach and assist in a very adhoc basis on purchase ledger (10-20% of your time).
This is not your typical credit control chase role, this is a varied role where you will carry out various credit, sales ledger,

• Chasing payment by various methods mainly email
• Dealing with customers queries including copy invoices, proof of deliveries, etc;
• Sending out monthly statements and on-stop notices to customers
• Liaising internally with sales team regarding On-Stop clients
• Posting and allocating incoming payments onto the accounting system (SAP)
• Maintenance of customer master records
• Approving BPAs and credit limits
• Daily updates of the cash flow forecast
• Ensuring customer relationships are maintained
• Managing the reconciliation and recording of petty cash
• Performing any other tasks that may be necessary to guarantee the main office runs smoothly
• With one Purchase Ledger Clerk within the team you will assist the Purchase Ledger function on an adhoc basis in busy periods and holiday cover
• Varied adhoc duties as and when required

What you'll need to succeed

Credit Control experience (not collections)

Sales ledger experience
Experience of working within a busy fast-paced and multifaceted role
Credit Insurance/approvals experience
Some purchase ledger experience
Manufacturing background would be ideal but not essential
Hands on able to carry out varied tasks
AAT (preferred but not essential)
SAP experience (Ideal but not essential training can be provided)

What you'll get in return

This is a fabulous company who has very long service staff members.

Highly stable and established business which really values its employees

Excellent company benefits and company social events and celebrations
Great small knit finance team which has a real family feel
Up to £30,000 plus annual bonus (discretionary)
Free on-site parking
Subsidised on-site cafeteria
Hybrid - 4 days office, 1 day working from home
Hours Monday to Friday - 7.30-4.00 Monday to Thursday, 7.00-1.00pm Friday

What you need to do now

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