Job Title: Credit Controller
Location: Blackburn, Lancashire
Pay Bracket: £26,000 - £27,000 + Benefits.
We are working well-established family run business specialising in manufacturing and distribution to both retail and contract customers based in Blackburn. They are looking for a credit control professional to join their team.
This is a brilliant opportunity to join a business with excellent working culture and exposure opportunities. This role will report to the financial controller, you will be responsible managing the debts of one of their businesses ensuring that invoices are paid on time. There will also be some general office administration as part of the daily duties.
Your main roles and responsibilities:
- Keeping a close watch on debtor account balances
- Chasing payment for overdue sales invoices
- Responding to customer queries
- Reconciling accounts
- Posting and allocating daily cash receipts
- Raising manual invoices / credit notes
- Managing insured credit limits
- Managing credit insurance claims
- Creating new customer accounts and maintaining existing account details
- Customer relations
- Other ad hoc duties as required
The ideal candidate will have:
- Previous credit control experience essential
- Excellent customer service
- Excellent teamwork
- Persistence and determination
- Thorough attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office - Outlook, Excel and Word
Don't tick every box?
We encourage candidates to push themselves and to go for it! Whilst you might not meet all the criteria we're looking for, there are plenty of opportunities to develop yourself.
We also have additional vacancies like this one at a more junior and senior level, if you're not suitable for this position, we might have others that you'd like to hear about! Nothing ventured is nothing gained.
For immediate consideration please submit an updated CV to this advert, the client is happy to wait if the right person has a notice period.
What's next?
Candidates who are successfully shortlisted will be invited to a registration with Thomas ahead of submitting your CV to the client. We will have a good chat regarding your career and how we can help.
Following this, your CV will be sent off with a consultant overview to secure you the interview. The interview process will be two stages with a competency-based test.