Finance Assistant – Sales Ledger (Credit Control Focus)

📍 Head Office, Eccles, Trafford, Greater Manchester
💰 £30,000 per annum

About the Role

We’re looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Finance Assistant to join our team, focusing on sales ledger and credit control. This is a key role where you’ll help ensure strong cash flow, reduce aged debt and support the overall financial health of the organisation.

Working closely with the Transactional Finance Manager, you’ll use your analytical skills to monitor income, resolve discrepancies and build positive relationships with customers and colleagues alike.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys problem-solving, working with data and making a real impact within a supportive finance team.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing and improving credit control processes to reduce overdue debt

• Contacting customers to resolve outstanding payments and queries professionally

• Allocating incoming payments and maintaining accurate financial records

• Performing detailed and sometimes complex account reconciliations

• Monitoring and reporting on income, including forecasting

• Producing and issuing customer statements and supporting invoice processes

• Investigating and resolving unallocated cash and discrepancies

• Collaborating with internal teams to resolve billing issues quickly

• Supporting month-end and year-end processes and reporting

• Maintaining up-to-date customer records and documentation

• Contributing ideas to improve processes and ways of working

What We’re Looking For

Experience & Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience in a finance role, ideally with credit control exposure

• Experience with account reconciliations and income processes

• Studying towards (or completed) AAT Level 2 or equivalent

• Experience with accounting systems (Sage is a bonus)

Skills & Attributes

• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills

• Excellent organisation and time management

• High attention to detail and accuracy

• Confident and professional communication skills

• Proactive approach with the ability to use initiative

• Ability to build strong working relationships

• Trustworthy, discreet, and comfortable working independently

Why Join Us?

• Play a key role in driving financial performance and cash flow

• Gain exposure to analysis, forecasting, and reporting

• Be part of a collaborative and supportive finance team

• Opportunities to develop your skills and grow your career

• A role where your ideas for improvement are genuinely valued