Our client in the logistics industry is looking for an immediately available Credit Controller for their finance team.
The main objective of the role is to perform a first-class credit control service to the business.
As the Senior Credit controller your role will encompass:
- Credit control processes include debt chasing, cash allocation and cashiering
- Prioritises accounts to be chased
- Standard debt chasing includes chasing by telephone, e-mail, or letter
- Complex debt chasing e.g., high-volume account for an overseas customer with disputed debt and language barriers or high-volume account for a multinational with contacts geographically dispersed or small-volume account with missing contact details
- Deals promptly with customers written and verbal queries
- Ensure credit limits are set on all accounts and updated on a regular basis
- Reporting of overdue debt with reasons and actions
- Ensure new accounts are approved correctly and appropriate documents such as Standard Terms & Conditions are issued promptly
- Manage notification of companies in administration or with cash flow difficulties as appropriate
- Manage the legal process as required including issuing of "Letters before proceedings" via external debt collection agency
- Review bad and doubtful debts monthly
- Cash allocation: BACS, cheque and credit card
- Liaise with Purchase ledger clerks on Contra agents
- Assists in daily, weekly, monthly, ad hoc reporting requirements
- Open new credit accounts, address amendment and closure requests
- Leads Accounts Receivable Projects for improvement
- Maintains accurate records, system and manual
- Other related tasks, as required
Essential skills needed:
- Minimum three years' experience of credit control and cash postings
- Effective liaison across the business at all management levels
- Ability to work in a focussed manner to individual targets and deadlines
- Effective communication skills – verbal, written and a good telephone manner essential as well as strong Excel skills (pivot tables and v look ups. formulas)
Able to work effectively in a small team and someone who is organised with effective planning skills.
Ideal candidate will have experience from the freight/logistics industry.
If you are immediately available or on short notice and looking for a Credit Control position and have at least 3 years plus experience, then get in touch with Vinny Basra or Kaz Arora on at the Staines Accountancy Branch.