Credit Controller / Administrator

We’re delighted to be assisting the recruitment of a Credit Controller for a leading distributor with an international presence.
The successful candidate will look after their own portfolio of clients and will work in a small team reporting into the Credit Control Manager.

• £25,000 – £26,000
• Working hours 8.30am-5pm Monday to Friday
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays (raising by 1 day per year to a maximum of 25 days)
• Statutory Pension
• Free on-site car parking
• This is an office-based working role

Duties and responsibilities:

• Chasing debt by telephone and email, to reduce debt and DSO
• Investigating and resolving queries relating to non-payment of debts
• Taking payment over the phone and allocating to client accounts
• Bank reconciliation
• Setting up new client accounts
• Daily cash postings to client accounts
• Completion of credit checks
• Processing of customer account applications
• Customer account maintenance
• Daily, weekly, and monthly reporting
• There will be some raising of invoices for major client accounts

Skills and experience required:

• Previous experience within a credit control or Finance environment
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Good working knowledge of SAP is desirable and knowledge of Microsoft Excel (basic)
• Strong organisational skills including proven ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team, willing to support colleagues as requested