Credit Control Clerk
Temporary on going 3-6 months
£26-28,000pa
Hybrid
Nottinghamshire
New temporary Credit Control Opportunity!
Are you an experienced credit controller with a track record of reducing aged debt and looking for an opportunity to utilise those skills to support my Nottinghamshire based client for a period of 3-6 months on a temporary assignment? If you get kicks out of championing aged debt reduction on your own set of live accounts and looking to get into work asap, then this is the assignment for you!
About the Role:
The role is full time based on 35 hrs per week and hybrid with the opportunity to work 2 days from home. You will join a busy finance department and sit within the Credit Control team of 8, reporting into the Credit Manager. As a Credit Control Clerk, you will be responsible for managing your own set of the company's customer accounts ensuring timely collection of outstanding debts. Utilising all the resources available to you and your investigative and determined mind you will tackle some of the problematic accounts and get to the root of any issues to ensure accounts are paid up to date.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for your own set of customer accounts.
- Maintain regular communication with customers to build positive relationships and ensure payment commitments are met.
- Opening and closing customer accounts.
- Credit Checking accounts and agreeing payment terms.
- Dealing with customer invoice and payment queries.
- Proactively chasing debts by phone/email.
- Issuing late payment letters.
- Initiating any legal action required to the Credit Control Manager.
- Weekly/Monthly Aged Debtor reviews.
- Cash posting and allocation of receipts from customers
- Unallocated cash review.
- Amending customer credit limits when required.
- Stay informed about relevant legislation, regulations, and industry best practices related to credit control and debt collection.
- General office admin duties.
- Providing support to the wider finance team as needed.
Ideally you will have:
- Previous experience of credit control and account receivable processes.
- A track record of reducing aged debt.
- A proactive and results-driven approach to credit control.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent communication and relationship building skills both with internal and external customers.
- The ability to work well independently as well as part of a team.
- The ability to work to tight deadlines.
- Excellent numeracy skills.
- Confident with basic Microsoft Excel tasks.
- Dynamics 365 -desirable.
What's on offer:
- A competitive salary depending on experience £26-28,000pa.
- Hybrid working.
Please apply if this sounds like something you are interested in.
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