Sales Ledger Clerk

Job summary

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Sales Ledger Clerk

Reporting to: Sales Ledger Supervisor

Job purpose:

To manage a portfolio of client accounts, maintaining self-funding and local government authority resident accounts.

Duties and Key Responsibilities:

• Raise accurate invoices and credit notes.
• Data entry into the income processing system including:
  • Fee detail form data.
  • Client contributions.
  • Funding changes; and
  • Fee amendments.

• Liaising verbally and via email with Local Authorities and ICBs regarding client fee amendments
• Completing Local Authority payment schedules/returns for payment including uploading any portal returns.
• Undertaking account reconciliations to ensure all accounts within the assigned portfolio are accurate and rectifying any abnormalities.
• Undertaking checks of:
  • Nominal Codes.
  • Account Codes.
  • Billing Calendars; and
  • Home Changes.

• Establishing good working relationships with our individual care homes.
• Ensuring confidentiality of sensitive personal data in line with GDPR policy.
• Undertaking any Ad-hoc projects set by the Sales Ledger Supervisor or Financial Controller.

Person Specification:

• Previous experience within a Sales Ledger environment
• Ability to communicate appropriately, sensitively and maintain confidentiality.
• Self-disciplined and efficient, with a flexible and initiative-taking nature
• Excellent written communication skills
• Excellent team working skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain good client relationships, both internally and externally at all levels
• Ability to reconcile complex accounts and have excellent attention to detail.
• Experienced in Excel and Microsoft Office packages.
• Knowledge of software packages such as SAGE
• Ability to work to deadlines.

This job description indicates only the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended as an exhaustive list.

The company reserves the right to amend this job description from time to time, per business needs. Any changes will be confirmed in writing. Please note that you share with the company the responsibility for making suggestions to alter the scope of your duties and improve the effectiveness of your post.