Sales Ledger Administrator in Penistone, Barnsley

Sewell Wallis is currently recruiting for a Sales Ledger Administrator to join the finance team of an established and growing business based in Penistone, South Yorkshire.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with previous transactional finance experience who enjoys working in a busy, varied and hands-on environment. The role will primarily focus on sales ledger administration, invoicing and credit control for a dedicated portfolio of repeat customers, alongside providing occasional holiday and absence cover for the weighbridge function.

The position is initially offered on a 12-month temporary contract, with a genuine opportunity for the role to become permanent for the right person.

What will you be doing?

• Managing the day-to-day administration of your own portfolio of repeat customers.
• Checking daily driver paperwork, round sheets and movement tickets against cash collected, ensuring all information is complete and accurate.
• Investigating discrepancies and missing information, liaising with drivers and operational colleagues to resolve queries.
• Preparing and raising weekly and monthly sales invoices.
• Monitoring cash collections and allocating customer receipts to the correct accounts.
• Supporting credit control activities, including issuing statements and investigating outstanding balances.
• Responding to customer account queries and providing copies of invoices and supporting documentation where required.
• Maintaining accurate customer account records and ensuring transactions are processed promptly.
• Providing holiday and absence cover for the weighbridge operation, typically around four weeks per year, with additional cover when required.
• Registering incoming and outgoing vehicles, processing driver paperwork and accurately entering information into the weighbridge system.

What skills are we looking for?

• Previous experience in sales ledger, accounts receivable, credit control, invoicing or a similar transactional finance administration role.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to identify missing or inconsistent information.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage recurring daily, weekly and monthly tasks.
• Comfortable working with paperwork, cash records and computer-based systems.
• Good Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience using Sage 200 would be advantageous.
• Confident communication skills, with the ability to liaise with drivers, colleagues and occasionally customers.
• A proactive approach to investigating queries and resolving issues.
• The ability to work accurately and efficiently in a busy environment.
• A flexible approach and willingness to provide support across different areas of the business.

Formal finance qualifications are not required; practical experience, accuracy and the right attitude are more important.

What's on offer?

• Salary of £28,000–£30,000 per annum.
• Initial 12-month temporary contract, with the potential to become permanent.
• Monday to Friday working hours, 8:30am–5:00pm.
• Paid half-hour lunch break.
• Company pension scheme.
• Access to an employee discounts app.
• Free on-site parking.
• Full training and ongoing support from an experienced finance team.
• A varied role offering exposure to both finance administration and weighbridge operations.
• The opportunity to join an established and growing business with long-term career potential.

Please note: Due to the rural location of the site and limited public transport links, you must hold a full driving licence and have access to your own vehicle. This is a fully office-based position, Monday to Friday.

For more information, contact Inci or apply below.

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. 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.