Finance Sales Ledger Placement Ipswich 2024
We are seeking a Finance Sales Ledger 12-month Placement student to join our Finance team in Ipswich, Suffolk. This internship will provide a good background for students aiming for accounting qualifications.
Responsibilities
- To accurately maintain the Sales Ledger (Oracle), making all cash postings
- Assist with the control and issue of all invoices, credit notes, and statements to customers
- Assist with the continuous review of all credit limits through trading experience and external data
- Assist and participate with the planned implementation of SAP (replacement ERP system), a rare opportunity
- Ensure all dealers supply copies of annual published Financial Statements
- To be responsible for Douglas parts customers accounts worldwide
- Publish monthly a Credit Limit utilisation Forecast report
- Investigate monthly any Ledger credit balances
- Assist with US container shipment documents and send to Wells Fargo for factoring
- Maximisation of cash flow of the Company
- Assist with the daily Purchase Ledger invoice scanning on to the Hyland database
- Assist with Purchase Ledger Oracle invoice entry
- Perform any ad hoc tasks and projects required by the Senior Credit Controller or Finance Leadership
- Contribute to team spirit to achieve the team goals.
What we offer
- Competitive salary
- A nine day working fortnight (every other Friday off work)
- 30 days holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays
- Company pension scheme (6% employer contribution)
- Life assurance scheme
- Company sick pay scheme
- On-site golf course and football pitch
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Long service awards
- Perks at work (discounted cinema tickets etc)
- Learning and development opportunities.
Qualifications
- A strong academic background in relevant A Level disciplines, for example Accounting, Business Studies, Economics, Maths, or related subjects (or equivalent qualifications)
- You should be enrolled in a relevant Finance degree, on track to achieve at least a 2:1 (based on results to date)
- Prior internships/work experience in Finance roles is advantageous, but not essential
- You should be an energetic team player
- Numerically accurate, and methodical and thorough
- Computer literate
- Able to work under pressure with a flexible attitude
- Articulate but firm telephone manner.
Rolling deadline