Credit Controller
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £26780/annum
My client is looking to recruit an experienced Credit Controller to join their ever growing team. This role is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants to build a career.
About the role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a very friendly Accounts Receivable Team as an Accounts Receivable Controller. You will be working along 5 of other AR Controllers responsible for the collection of revenue worth up to £300M annually. Reporting to AR Team Leader you will liaise with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure all revenue is collected in timely manner, cash received reconciled accurately and any queries resolved or escalated
Who they are looking for:
They are looking for an experienced Accounts Receivable Controller with previous experience in debt resolution, account reconciliation and building strong customer relationships. Their ideal candidate would be enthusiastic towards work, able to maintain accurate customer accounts and keep management informed about potential credit risks and bad debt.
Accountabilities:
* Responsible for a portfolio of customers.
* Chasing invoices by phone or email to reduce the debtor balances and debtor days.
* Reconciliation and clearance of unallocated cash balances on a timely basis;
* Ensuring all allocations are documented in line with audit policy & procedure guidelines and filed methodically.
* Work with customers to ensure payments are applied in line with Schedule Breakdown Summaries/Remittance Advice Reports.
* Resolving invoice and billings queries and referring internally, as required, for timely resolution.
* To understand and apply the Data Protection Act when dealing with customers and data recording/storage.
* Producing accurate and timely reconciliations to provide a true picture of the businesses aged debt profile.
* The position holder will be expected to build and maintain good relationships with customers by understanding their operations and determining how best to ensure payment terms are met.
* To ensure monthly cash and overdue debt KPIs are achieved.
* Assisting with internal and external audit requirements as instructed and any ad hoc tasks, if required.
Experience and Skills Required:
Essential
* Proven experience and knowledge of the processes of allocations, postings, journals, debits and credits.
* Intermediate Excel experience (Pivot table, Formulas, V-Look up, Conditional formatting).
* Demonstrable capabilities to produce accurate and timely reconciliations of debtor and sales ledger accounts.
* Previous experience of dealing with large complex ledgers.
* Excellent communication skills and record of accomplishment of building strong relationships with customers.
As well as a competitive starting salary, there is also a bonus structure where you can earn up to an additional £700/month depending on cash and debt collections. The ledger that you will be working on is also very clean,
Only relevant candidates will be contacted
