My client is a technology-based company in Farnborough who is looking for a Credit Controller to join their Finance Team, initially on a 6 month contract but with the potential for this to be extended/become permanent after this initial period.
Position Overview
Reporting to the Finance Manager the Credit Controller will form a key part of this busy team. This role has responsibility for managing the credit control for the whole sales ledger.
Essential main job functions:
- Chasing payments via telephone, email, statement and letter
- Building strong relationships with clients
- Liaising with the Sales team in order to resolve queries
- Liaising with IT team in order to resolve systems issues
- Credit checking and monitoring credit limits
- Reconciliation of client accounts, and identifying potential bad debts
- Assisting with the sales ledger (processing sales invoices and cash receipts)
- Cash collections forecasting and reporting
Day to day activities will include:
- Credit control – chasing overdue payments, by phone, email, statement.
- Credit control – chasing missing purchase orders and checking invoices meet the client’s criteria so they can be paid on time
- Credit control – reviewing/credit checking new account applications
- Credit control – liaising with sales team to resolve any disputes
- Sales ledger – emailing/posting sales ledger invoices, reconciling accounts
- Sales ledger – checking bank statements and recording cash receipts
Experience/qualifications required:
- Proven ability to work as part of a (Finance) team including taking instruction and following set processes
- At least 2 years’ experience within a credit control role
- Self-motivated, a confident communicator, patient and an unflappable nature
- Detail oriented with high standards of accuracy in both written and spoken English
- A strong working knowledge of MS Office including Excel and Word
- Ideally experience of Quickbooks
Other Information
- Hours of work will be 9.15am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday (i.e. 36.25 hours per week)
- This role will be primarily working from home for the foreseeable future, but you should be happy to go into the office as and when required. (There is free on-site parking available.)
- Benefits: 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, and company pension.
To be considered please send your CV in confidence now to cv@true-recruit.co.uk.
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