Job Title: Credit Controller
Location: Central Northampton
Salary: £28,000 - £30,000 (dependent on experience)
Type: Permanent - Hybrid Working Available
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours a week (flexible working hours, 1-hour lunch break)
Company Overview:
Are you passionate about credit control and ready to take the next step in your career? We're working with a well-established company in Northampton known for its fantastic office culture and hybrid working flexibility.
Role Overview:
As a Credit Controller, you will be a key player in the Finance team, with a focus on accounts receivable, cash collection, and managing outstanding debts.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Cash Collection: Managing collections via phone, email, and formal letters, ensuring overdue balances are chased efficiently.
- Account Reconciliation: Reconciling accounts and ensuring all payments are correctly allocated to the sales ledger.
- Query Resolution: Handling customer and internal account queries, working with relevant teams to ensure quick and effective resolution.
- Invoice Management: Raising and uploading customer invoices to relevant portals, including consolidated invoices with supporting reports.
- Credit Management: Conducting credit checks for new and existing customers, managing credit limits, and ensuring accounts are within company policy.
- Documentation and Reporting: Sending dunning letters, statements, and copy invoices, and providing regular reports on outstanding debt and overdue accounts.
- Credit Control Reviews: Reviewing overdue debts, adjusting credit limits, and liaising with customers for timely resolution.
You Will Ideally Have:
- Experience: A minimum of 1 year in a similar Credit Control or accounts receivable role, ideally in a fast-paced environment.
- Skills: Strong problem-solving abilities, keen attention to detail, and a high level of organisational skills to manage competing priorities.
- Communication: Excellent communication skills, with the confidence and persistence to handle customer queries and negotiations effectively.
- IT Proficiency: Strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel, and familiarity with Sage or similar accounting software is a plus.
- Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively within a team while also managing your own client portfolio independently.
If you want to join first class business and take that next step in your career then apply ASAP to avoid missing out!
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