Sales Ledger & Billing Officer
Polaris Community, Stoke Prior, Worcestershire
Sales Ledger & Billing Officer
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Polaris Community, Stoke Prior, Worcestershire
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 6 days ago, 14 Dec | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 6be0c95adf1b4ae0851064d20f5a4bfd
Full Job Description
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Sales Ledger and Billing Officer who will play a key role within our established finance team at our Head Office in Bromsgrove. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the Group achieves cash collection targets and minimises debts of concern. This will be achieved by the of robust management of the sales ledger and billing function on a set area of the sales ledger, as well as providing support to the Credit Control Manager.,
- Raising sales invoices in line with customer invoicing terms to pre agreed systemised billing set up
- Raising free text invoices for one off re-chargeable costs
- Chase local authority accounts for payment of invoices and deal with queries
- Allocate cash received against ledger
- Manage queries with regions and customers. To work closely with Polaris region/home when invoicing customers and have proactive query resolution skills.
- Reduce current debtor days on ledger to agreed target, per customer, per region
- To be effectively and efficiently organised and maintain concise communication records.
- To ensure that we are invoicing for all services delivered on region / home managed.
The ideal candidate must have the following skills and experience: - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to network at all levels
- Proven proficiency using Microsoft Word packages
- The ability to meet strict deadlines on time, every time
- Experience within a similar role and chasing Local Authorities for payments
- Experience of using Access or similar integrated system
We are Polaris, one of the UK's largest leading communities of children's service providers. Within the community, we have independent fostering and adoption agencies who have been passionately improving the lives of young people for over 30 years, as well as Leaving Care services, Residential, Education and bespoke children's services contracts. Our nurturing community works collectively to support the very best outcomes for each and every child in our care. We're ambitious for our children and young people, families and staff and believe in their futures.
Salary: Up to £27,000 Per Annum Dependent Upon Experience Benefits: 30 days' Annual Leave increasing to 35 days' with length of service + Bank Holidays, Company Pension Scheme, Life Insurance x 2, Employee Discount Scheme & Free On-Site Parking