Up to £30,000
Thurnscoe, Rotherham
Elevation Accountancy and Finance are delighted to be working with a fantastic business in the Rotherham area as they look to recruit a Credit Controller into their team on a full time, permanent basis.
Benefits:
- Early finish on a Friday
- Flexible on hours
- Medical and dental
- Study Support
- Bonus scheme
- Holidays – 33 days including bank holidays
Duties and Responsibilities:
- The preparation of monthly cashflow forecasts using information from the ledgers
- The generation and presentation of monthly reports detailing problem accounts and action necessary
- Liaise with clients/management to ensure systems reflect the correct contract terms of contract
- Issuance of monthly statements in a timely manner
- Posting invoices to the computer system
- Raising and monitoring applications for payments utilising the system (CIS)
- The use of appropriate credit control techniques to secure payment of all invoices detailed in the debtor ledger
- Collection of retentions outstanding (CIS)
- Liaising with contracts to determine accuracy of the final accounts for sign off (CIS)
- Continually updating the bad debt provision providing sufficient information as to new additions and write-offs
- The maintenance of appropriate records to facilitate follow-up action when necessary
- Obtaining director approval on any contract terms which are less favourable
- Dealing with invoice queries from clients, referring these to sales/contracts as necessary and ensuring they are resolved in a timely manner
- Ensuring emails received by generic AR inbox are actioned as necessary in a timely manner
- Instructing external legal team to issue LBA's where debt becomes overdue
- All other aspects of sales ledger housekeeping deemed necessary and ad-hoc duties
Person Specification:
- Strong organisational and decision-making skills is essential
- Excellent inter-personal skills
- First class planning & organisational skills
- Good presentation, written and oral communication skills
- Must be an innovative thinker and commercially aware
- Must be willing to develop interpersonal and communication skills
- Must be computer literate particularly in Microsoft Excel and Word
- Mature and customer focused attitude (able to handle difficult discussions and customer complaints) is essential
- A belief in the fact that customers are revenue & everything else is overhead is essential
- Able to perform in an environment where accountability and ownership represent Core Values is essential
- 3 years credit control/sales ledger experience
If this looks like your ideal role then please get in touch or apply now!