Role: Sales Ledger & Billing Officer Location: Head Office - Bromsgrove Contract: Full-Time, Permanent - 35 hours per week 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 each 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 an experienced Sales Ledger and Billing Officer to join our established finance team at our Head Office in Bromsgrove. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the Group achieves cash collection targets and minimises debts of concern. This will be achieved through robust management of the sales ledger and billing function across an allocated area of the ledger, as well as providing support to the Credit Control Manager. Raising sales invoices in line with customer invoicing terms to pre-agreed systemised billing set-up Chasing local authority accounts to ensure timely payment and resolving queries professionally Allocating incoming payments accurately across the ledger Reducing current debtor days on the ledger to agreed targets per customer and per region Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to network at all levels Proficiency using Microsoft Office Experience in a similar sales ledger/credit control role, ideally including chasing local authority payments The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check if successful for the position. Polaris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.