Sales Ledger Clerk

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Hours: Full-time / Part-time (Both options will be considered)

Location: Office-Based (Hadfield, Glossop)

Reporting To: Finance Director

Date Added: 20th August 2026

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an organised, accurate and proactive Sales Ledger Clerk to join our team in Hadfield, Glossop. This is an important role within the finance function, with primary responsibility for sales invoicing, maintaining the sales ledger and credit control.

DUTIES INCLUDE

• Producing and issuing accurate customer sales invoices in a timely manner
  
• Raising credit notes and processing adjustments where required
  
• Managing the sales ledger and ensuring customer accounts are accurate and up to date
  
• Carrying out regular credit control and credit checks, including contacting customers regarding overdue invoices and working with our credit insurers to ensure customers do not exceed their credit limit
  
• Monitoring aged debt and proactively following up outstanding balances
  
• Allocating customer receipts and maintaining accurate payment records
  
• Reconciling customer accounts and investigating discrepancies
  
• Responding to customer queries relating to invoices, payments and account balances
  
• Working with our Sales, Despatch and Operations teams to resolve invoice or delivery queries
  
• Supporting the Finance Director with month‑end procedures and reporting
  
• Providing general administrative support to the finance function as required
  

REQUIREMENTS

• Experienced in sales ledger, accounts receivable or a similar finance role
  
• Experienced in using Sage Accounts, or a similar accounting package
  
• Comfortable using Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
  
• Numerically accurate with excellent attention to detail
  
• Organised and able to manage priorities and deadlines
  
• Confident communicating with customers by telephone and email
  
• Comfortable carrying out credit control in a professional, polite but persistent manner
  
• Proactive in identifying and resolving problems rather than allowing issues to remain outstanding
  
• A good team player who is happy to work across different departments within the business
  
• Previous experience within an engineering, manufacturing or SME environment would be advantageous, although not essential.
  

This is an opportunity to join an established and growing British manufacturing business with a strong international customer base. You will become part of a friendly and supportive team and have the opportunity to make a genuine contribution to the continued development of our finance and administrative processes.

If you are organised, confident with numbers and enjoy taking ownership of customer accounts from invoicing through to payment, we would be pleased to hear from you.