Sales Ledger Clerk (fixed term contract)

at  The Village Bakery Wrexham Ltd

Due to a temporary gap in the team, we are looking for a Fixed-Term Sales Ledger Clerk to join our Finance team in Wrexham (LL13 9UG). The hours of work for this role are Monday to Friday 08:30hrs to 17:00hrs. The fixed-term will be for six months initially.

WHAT WOULD YOU GET FOR WORKING HERE?

If you have the Sales Ledger experience and skills we are looking for then you will receive a total reward package that includes:

• A competitive salary of £26,375 p/a
• 8% Pension Contribution
• 28 days annual leave (Inc of Bank Holidays)
• £250 refer-a-friend scheme
• Access to an exclusive employee benefits/discounts platform where you can save £££s on your everyday spends
• Excellent coffee machines available free-of-charge
• Professional development opportunities and qualifications
• A progressive working environment that puts its people at the heart of what it does
• Great opportunity for career development

Our Vision as a business is to be the “Go-to” supplier of bakery products, working nationally with retailers such as M&S and Waitrose on their premium private label range and regionally through the Village Bakery brand. In achieving this vision, we want to be recognised as a family business that continually invests in the future through the development of our people, quality and food safety culture, equipment and processes.

As a member of the Sales Ledger Team you will be directly contributing to this vision through your core tasks and responsibilities these will include, but are not limited to:

• Investigation and resolution of any deductions made by customers (e.g. quantity or price deductions)
• Chase payment of overdue invoices from customers using e-mail/ phone
• Liaise with customers in order to collect late payments and resolve any debt issues
• Use of customer portals to upload/review invoices
• Allocate monies received from customers against invoices in a timely manner
• Invoicing as required
• AD HOC duties as required

The successful candidate for this role will need to demonstrate the following skills, qualifications and attributes:

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Strong MS Office / Excel Skills
• Customer service orientation and negotiation skills
• Data entry skills and an aptitude for numbers
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise multiple tasks
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail

So, who are we? If you haven’t heard of us before we are a family owned and managed Craft Bakery producing an award-winning range of Bread, Morning Goods, Pies and gluten free products.
Our business has been producing products in this category since 1964 and since then we have grown in success due to our reputation for quality, innovation and technical experience. As a result of this continued growth, we now operate from a number of world class and well invested bakeries in and around Wrexham, including our dedicated Gluten free site ‘Gluten Freedom’ and our state-of-the-art ‘Super Bakery’ at Ash Road.
If you would like to join our award-winning, quality-driven team please use the ‘apply now’ link and follow the on-line application instructions.
We look forward to welcoming you to our team soon!
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Pay: Up to £26,375.00 per year

Benefits:

• Free parking
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Store discount
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 01/02/202