Credit Controller/Sales Ledger

Part-Time Credit Controller / Sales Ledger (Office-Based)
Location: Prestwich
Salary: £28,000 – £30,000 (pro rata)

Are you an organised and proactive individual with a keen eye for detail and a passion for building strong client relationships? A well-established and fast-growing wholesale business based in Prestwich is seeking a dedicated Credit Controller to join its friendly finance team 3 days a week. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in managing customer accounts, ensuring timely payments, and supporting the company’s continued growth and success.

Key Responsibilities:
Sales Ledger:

• Full responsibility for and management of multiple sales ledgers.
• Work with multi-currency accounts.
• Ensure outstanding accounts are collected by phone, email, and written correspondence using Sage.
• Promptly report any accounts overdue by more than 30 days or causing concern.
• Daily processing of invoices and credit notes from the Sales Order Processing team into Sage and onto the banking portal.
• Daily posting of all cash receipts to relevant ledgers.
• Organise the opening of new customer accounts, including Sage setup and liaison with credit insurers for credit limit approval.
• Maintain and monitor credit limits for all customers and report any limits that cannot be obtained.
• Produce monthly reports showing customer credit limits and exposure.
• Manage EDI system uploads of invoices and credit notes to customer portals accurately.
• Ensure all paperwork and records are audit ready.
• Liaise with sales, account management, and warehouse teams to keep all relevant stakeholders informed of accounts over credit limit or on stop.
• Reconcile customer accounts as required and raise invoices or credit notes for shortages, overs, or delivery discrepancies.
• Issue copies of invoices and credit notes as requested.
• Email monthly customer statements.
• Manage and respond promptly to credit control-related emails and queries.
• Deliver a high level of customer service, including producing ad hoc reports and resolving queries efficiently.
• Liaise with external auditors at year end regarding all sales ledger activity and reporting.
• Produce monthly commission reports and approve related invoices.
• Approve shipping invoices.

Reconciliation Work:

• Reconcile the sales ledger to the nominal ledger within Sage at month end.
• Complete monthly reconciliation of bank debtor ledgers with Sage Sales Ledger Control Accounts and submit reconciliations to the bank.
• Post daily cash receipts and payments, and complete weekly cash reconciliations.

What You’ll Need:

• Proven experience in credit control – essential.
• Experience managing multiple ledgers.
• Institute of Credit Management qualification – desirable.
• Positive team player with a hands-on approach.
• Experience using banking systems.
• Experience with IDS and invoice financing

What’s in It for You:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• On-site parking.
• Life insurance.
• Kitchen facilities.

You’ll report directly to the Credit Manager, who will support your onboarding and provide any necessary training.

If you feel this role is right for you, please get in touch at (phone number removed) or send your CV and covering letter to (url removed).

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