JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Credit Controller
Reporting to: Financial Controller
Place of Work: Manchester
Hours of Work: 8.00am - 4.00pm Monday to Friday
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Purpose of Role
You are responsible for the control of the sales ledger and it is your duty to manage and process all incoming cash daily, to confirm sales invoices ensuring posted to the sales ledger on a timely basis and to chase customers for overdue invoices.
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Key Tasks
- Confirm sales invoices from sales order despatches daily and prepare and post manual invoices as required
- Post and allocate bacs, cheque and cash receipts and reconcile customer accounts
- Complete bank reconciliation of HSBC Trust accounts (GBP, USD & EUR) daily
- Chase customer payment of overdue invoices for all companies within the group
- Respond to a range of emails including queries concerning sales invoices/orders
- Send copy invoices/credits as required
- Find proof of delivery as required for customer accounts
- Set up new customer accounts and amend existing accounts as necessary
- Apply for credit insurance and monitor regularly
- Complete Euler and D&B reviews regularly for new and existing accounts
- Upload sales invoices to customers' portals where necessary
- Liaise with other departments to resolve queries and provide summary of customer complaints on a weekly basis
- Provide credit notes once query resolution/non-conformance process has been resolved
- Complete proforma invoices for customers without a credit account as required
- Run and send out monthly customer statements
- Prepare intercompany recharge manual invoices monthly and post to sales ledger
- Provide commentary to FC and FD on overdue accounts
- Provide appropriate cover for the finance team as necessary and complete key tasks in their absence
- Carry out ad-hoc requests
General for all staff
- The principle roles and responsibilities will change from time to time and the post holder is required to undertake any additional duties as deemed appropriate.
- Staff are required to have a Personal Development Plan and to participate in training, meetings or conference considered relevant to their job.
- Staff must carry out their duties with full regard to the rules policies and procedures and conditions of service contained in the staff handbook
- To abide by the company's policies and procedure
- To adhere to all health and safety legislation
- To undertake any other task that is deemed reasonable within your skill set