Sales ledger and billing Apprentice

Role: Sales Ledger and Billing Apprentice
Location: Head Office - Bromsgrove
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent - 35 hours per week
Salary: Relevant apprentice rates
Benefits: 30 days' Annual Leave (increasing to 35 days' with length of service) + Bank Holidays, Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, Employee Discount Scheme & Free On-Site Parking

We are Polaris, one of the UK's largest leading communities of children's service providers.

Within the community, we have independent fostering and adoption agencies who have been passionately improving the lives of young people for over 30 years, as well as Leaving Care services, Residential, Education and bespoke children's services contracts. Our nurturing community works collectively to support the very best outcomes for every child in our care. We're ambitious for our children and young people, families and staff and believe in their futures.

We are looking for a Sales Ledger and Billing Apprentice to assist in all aspects of the Finance Department and, in the process, gain a thorough and well-rounded experience of the whole function.

The candidate must be willing to complete the AAT qualification for which full study support will be offered.

As a Sales Ledger and Billing Apprentice, you'll be trained to support the team with the following tasks:

• Helping to ensure payments are collected on time by communicating with customers
• Contacting local authorities to request updates on outstanding invoices (with support and guidance)
• Assisting with raising invoices and credit notes both via an automated system and manual postings
• Posting payments received onto the finance system
• Updating records to show when payments are due or expected
• Supporting the team in reducing overdue debt
• Learning how to maintain accurate sales ledger records
• Helping to resolve customer queries by phone and email
• Supporting the creation of manual invoices for additional services
• Keeping organised notes and records to support audit requirements
• Working to deadlines and adapting to the needs of the finance team

The ideal candidate must have the following skills and experience:

• GCSE qualifications are essential
• Basic knowledge of the full Microsoft Suite, including Excel
• Experience of working within a finance function of a large organisation would be advantageous

If you would like to know more information about this role, please contact Sam Dodwell, UK Credit Control Manager on .

We are an equal opportunities employer. The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check if successful for the position. We reserve the right to withdraw this advert without notification.

Polaris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.