Credit Controller - Pure 4 Recruitment Limited : Job Details

My client is looking to recruit a Credit Controller for their team.

Job Purpose:

The Credit Controller reports to the Sales Ledger Resident Finance Manager.The position holder is responsible for ensuring invoices are collected within the agreed payment terms; the production of accurate and timely reconciliations and dealing with invoice queries - some of which are of a complex nature.

There is also a requirement to fulfill other ad hoc day-to-day duties in order to ensure effective, efficient and accurate financial operations, whilst complying with company policies and procedures to ensure that a high level of customer service is upheld at all times.

Accountabilities:

• Reconciliation of Sales ledger accounts and Housing associations.
• Collating and banking all Residents Finance cheques.
• Resolve unallocated cash balances on a timely basis.
• Receiving calls from sites/ LA helping resolve queries.
• Journaling monies from old Fox IP accounts to Foundry accounts.
• Requesting evidence of mileage after we have invoiced.
• Production of an updated analysis of overdue debt.
• Chasing invoices by phone or email to reduce the debtor balances and debtor days.
• Setting up new Standing order and renewing the existing ones annually/when necessary.
• Reducing the number of customers who are paying by cheques and encouraging them to set up S/O or to pay by BACS.
• Resolving invoice and billings queries and referring internally, as required, for timely resolution.
• Sending out communication to customers as per the Business needs.
• Supporting Senior Management with query/invoice/payment updates.
• Building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• To ensure monthly cash and overdue debt KPIs are achieved.

Experience and Skills Required:

Essential:

• Proven experience and knowledge of the processes of allocations.
• Reconciliation skills between Bank, Sales Ledger and understanding of when accounts have been allocated incorrectly and how to resolve them.
• Intermediate Excel experience (Pivot table, Formulas, V-Look up, Conditional formatting).
• Demonstrable capabilities to produce accurate and timely reconciliations of debtor and sales ledger accounts.
• Previous experience of dealing with complex ledgers.
• Excellent communication skills and record of accomplishment of building strong relationships with customers.

Experience and Skills Desirable

• Credit control experience with NHS/Public sector.

Only relevant candidates will be contacted