Credit Controller

Credit Controller

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Credit Controller to work within our successful and expanding company.

The company is a unique supplier of decorative home lighting and bedding in the UK, some of our customers include, BHS, Shop Direct, M&Co, Sainsbury's, Debenhams and Homebase. Our company is a forward thinker in the industry with promising plans for the future.

The candidate will be responsible for:-

Sales Ledger

·Chasing debt by telephone and email and reducing debtor days.

·Allocating payments in accordance with customer remittances

·Taking payments via Credit Card.

·Placing accounts on HOLD and reviewing once payment has been received.

·Processing and generating reminder letters and monthly statements.

·Daily and month end reporting and account reconciliations.

·Working to strict Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Annually collections targets set by Line Manager.

·Account generation with the aid of reputable credit assessment sources

·Regular monitoring of the existing customer credit limits.

·Proactive management of an existing portfolio of clients so as to recognise potential and outstanding debts.

·Responsible for managing their own ledger including accounts with arrears between 1-60 days

·Proactively recognise potential Credit Limit issues and investigate credit worthiness.

·Communicate at all levels both internally and externally to resolve query’s.

·Daily generation of credit reports using in house databases and excel for management use.

·Extensive contact with the Sales Teams to recognise potential business and potential barriers.

·Dealing with incoming calls quickly & efficiently.

·Recording of outstanding balances and proactive focus on potential debts.

·Sales Ledger Reporting.

·Maintain Cash Book.

·Liaising with solicitors regards bad debts.

·Experience in a fast paced environment

·Commercial & Customer focused in approach

·Ability to prioritise work.

·A good eye for detail.

·Tidy, organised and productive approach to workload.

·Other duties may include opening the post, company banking, reception cover.

This is a great opportunity to join a fast paced Company.