As a Sales Ledger you may have had some previous accounting experience but you will normally also have a strong administration background. In the role of Sales Ledger for a company you will deal with all the invoices coming into and out of the business and ensuring that these invoices are paid on time. You will need to be very organised and an excellent communicator, you will be required to liaise with clients on a regular basis and build a relationship with these clients.
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If you have got an interview for a Sales Ledger role then first and foremost you need to be certain you know where the interview is going to be held, can you park if you are driving etc, all the simple questions that you do not want to be dealing with on the day of the interview allowing you to get stressed and flustered.
Once you are confident about the location etc then you need to research the company as much as you can, find out as much company history as you possibly can, do you know anyone who works there or anyone who has had any dealings with them?
Your interviewer will pay attention to your previous work history and how this can transfer into the role that they are looking for so you need to be sure that you have gone through your CV and their job description and outline any areas of weakness before it is highlighted in the interview. Think how you can address these issues before hand in case a question comes up that you would struggle with.
Some questions that you may be asked could be as follows:
How often do you chase outstanding invoices? How long do you leave it before calling a client?How do you keep an accurate log of invoices?What accounting packages have you experience in? Have you any other experience of an Accounts department and if so what?What made you go into Accounts?There are various other questions you could be asked but if you go through the advert and job description thoroughly with your CV then you should be able to answer the questions well.
Good Luck.
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