Credit Controller

We’re delighted to be assisting the recruitment of a Credit Controller for a leading distributer 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 Finance & Administration Manager. Please note that this is an office-based role.

Salary, benefits and hours of work:

• Circa £26,000
• 23 days + 8 bank holidays (raising by 1 day per year to a maximum of 25 days)
• 8.30am – 5.00pm Monday to Friday with 30mins lunch

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 reconciliations
• Daily cash postings to client accounts
• Completion of credit checks
• Processing of customer account applications
• Customer account maintenance
• Daily, weekly, and monthly reporting

Skills and experience required:

• Previous experience within a credit control or finance environment desirable
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Good working knowledge of SAP – desirable and knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• 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