Our fast- growing client based in Altrincham is recruiting for a Credit Control Manager on a 12 -month contract basis
This role has a broad scope: with a can-do attitude you will manage the credit control function to ensure debt is collected in accordance with terms and the sales ledger is accurately maintained.
The primary responsibilities of this role are to ensure accuracy and completeness of the sales ledger and communicate with clients regarding outstanding debt, whilst providing accounting information which can be relied upon by the external auditors.
Duties include, but are not limited to, the following;
- Investigation and collection of evidence to support debt collection
- Investigate disputes in order to secure a payment
- Development of structured methods to reduce aged debts and continuous reduction of the debtor days for the business working to set targets
- Dealing with and resolving queries in a prompt manner
- Building Strong relationships with finance departments of our client base
- Monitoring and reporting on credit ratings of clients to anticipate potential payment issues
- Preparing a schedule for issue in the monthly management accounts of action taken on overdue balances
- Creation and preparation of new reports to analyse historical debtor position and forecast the future position
- Full control of applications for temporary and full credit for review by the Financial Controller ensuring sufficient information to make a judgment is provided
- Resolving unallocated receipts / credit balances
- Liaising with clients following incorrect or missing remittances
- Aid in the training of finance assistants in development of credit control skills
- Streamline processes with the approval of the Financial Controller
- Managing the longer-term expansion of the credit control area in line with the rapid growth of the business, assisting in recruiting more credit controllers and managing them
The ideal candidate will:
Have previous experience working within a similar role
- Have demonstrable energy, flexibility, proactivity and a "can do" attitude
- Be able to work in a dynamic and fast paced environment
- Have the ability to work independently, and within a team, to achieve individual and departmental targets
- Good analytical and excel skills with excellent attention to detail
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills
- Have experience working with office and finance systems
- Have excellent time management skills and attention to detail
- This role is a retained role with Dickson O'Brien Associates - it is a 12- month contract role. Interviews will take place the week commencing the 9th of September with the client. Any suitable candidate will be met by our retained consultant before then.