We're delighted to be assisting the recruitment of a Credit Controller for a leading distributor with an international presence.
The successful candidate will look after their own portfolio of clients and will work in a small team reporting into the Credit Control Manager.
- £25,000 - £26,000
- Working hours 8.30am-5pm Monday to Friday
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays (raising by 1 day per year to a maximum of 25 days)
- Statutory Pension
- Free on-site car parking
- This is an office-based working role
Duties and responsibilities:
- Chasing debt by telephone and email, to reduce debt and DSO
- Investigating and resolving queries relating to non-payment of debts
- Taking payment over the phone and allocating to client accounts
- Bank reconciliation
- Setting up new client accounts
- Daily cash postings to client accounts
- Completion of credit checks
- Processing of customer account applications
- Customer account maintenance
- Daily, weekly, and monthly reporting
- There will be some raising of invoices for major client accounts
Skills and experience required:
- Previous experience within a credit control or Finance environment
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
- Good working knowledge of SAP is desirable and knowledge of Microsoft Excel (basic)
- Strong organisational skills including proven ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team, willing to support colleagues as requested
