Your new company

Hays Accountancy & Finance are supporting an established organisation in Holt, North Norfolk in their search for a sales ledger / fee billings / finance clerk to give commitment to a maternity contract role until January 2026. In this unique role, you will take responsibility for raising sales invoices for fees as well as other finance duties such as reconciliations, month-end close etc.

Your new role

In this temporary finance contract job you will play a key role, ensuring all relevant sales invoices / fee billing details are raised correctly, which will involve working closely with the wider finance team and support services across 3 sites. This will involve updating the internal database (SIMS) on all activities, ensuring the data is recorded correctly, which will result in an invoice as well as providing a breakdown of costs incurred and itemised billing. You will use your accounting experience to reconcile customer accounts, and set up new bill payer details and understand accounts to trial balance as you will post items to the sales ledger, allocate payments received and reconcile items to the nominal ledger.

You will also ensure payments are received by following strict internal processes to ensure prompt payment from the bill payer and other sources, which will require you to be highly organised and professional in your approach to collecting any outstanding payments. During key times of the year, you will reconcile all standard fees and additional costs (such as music and learning support lessons, travel, exam entry fees, house disbursements, trips and other charges), as well as investigate and explain any discrepancies. Therefore, you must be confident with Excel in checking data and producing month & year-end financial reports from the ledgers.

What you'll need to succeed

The successful candidate will have experience of raising sales invoices, reconciling customer accounts, allocating cash payments, month & year-end close, as well as being confident in collecting outstanding payments and investigating any queries. We expect you to be an experienced bookkeeper or AAT Finance Assistant with the relevant experience and able to commit to a contract role until January 2026. Please be aware an enhanced DBS check will be requested on the successful candidate.

What you'll get in return

The organisation offers a generous benefit package with a salary of circa £26,000 - £29,000 depending on experience, 37.5 hour week working Monday–Friday, pension scheme, paid holidays, free car parking and other flexible benefits. As explained, this is a maternity contract role until January 2026.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Andy Jarman on 01603 760141

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