Credit Controller

Credit Controller

Are you a proactive, experienced credit controller with a high level of attention to detail? If so, and you’d thrive working within a busy accounts team, then don’t miss this superb opportunity with Calder Industrial Materials at the head office in Chester.

Calder Industrial Materials is a highly reputable manufacturing company with headquarters based in Chester, with significant experience delivering high quality, tailored solutions for a wide range of customers worldwide. Calder is one of the UK’s leading building materials suppliers, delivering lead sheet and a wide range of ancillary products to builders’ merchants nationwide. In addition, Calder are also the UK’s leading specialist in lead engineering. The company designs, manufactures and installs radiation shielding and other products in the nuclear, medical and other markets.

Reporting to the Management Accountant as a Credit Controller you’ll assist in the smooth running of the company sales ledger transactions. You’ll be responsible for ensuring aged debt is kept to a minimum and the sales ledger is maintained with a high level of accuracy, through direct contact with customers via telephone and email.

Your responsibilities and duties will include although not be limited to;

• Processing payment receipts, matching to accounts receivable invoices
• Creating reports and chasing outstanding debts to ensure customer payment, and escalating cases up to taking legal action as necessary
• Resolving credit control queries and agreeing credit control limits
• Raising manual sales invoices and credit notes as required
• Maintaining an up-to-date sales ledger
• Collating data for credit control KPI’s
• Attending management meetings to provide updates on a regular basis
• Ensuring good working relations and timely communications with all team members and internal and external customers

To be considered for this Credit Controller role you MUST have the following experience, skills, knowledge and attributes;

• Proven experience working within a similar busy credit control role
• IT literacy with superb knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Sage
• High level of attention to detail, numerate and literate
• Excellent communication and organisation skills
• Proactive approach to achieve superb results
• Ability to work using own initiative

Previous experience working within the construction industry would be advantageous but not essential.

In return;

Salary:                          £18,000 - £22,000 per annum, level dependent on experience

Additional Benefits:       25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, contributory pension scheme following successful probation period, cycle to work, childcare and Wider Wallet employee discount voucher schemes, and free car parking.

Hours of Work:             Monday to Thursday 8:30am – 5:00pm, Friday 8:30am – 12:30pm

Contracted Hours:         35 hours per week

Contract Type:              Permanent

Location:                      Chester

This Credit Controller vacancy is advertised by JVP Jobs on behalf of the employer Calder Industrial Materials. At JVP Jobs we believe in providing complete transparency for you the job seeker to help you make informed decisions. By applying for this role you are submitting your CV directly to our above named client. Please note that we DO NOT operate as a recruitment agency, all applications will be reviewed directly by the employer Calder Industrial Materials, and should they wish to progress your application further they will be in contact with you.

Calder Industrial Materials requests for no recruitment agency contact please.

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