Credit Controller

Posted 23 July 2018
Salary Negotiable
Location
Job type Permanent
Discipline Accounting & Finance
ReferenceR-02732_1532355365
Contact NameHolly Jenkins

Job description

Purpose of the role:

  • To ensure all outstanding debts are collected on a timely basis;
  • To assist with month-end reporting and reconciliations;
  • To assist with the refinement of the credit-control process as the department and business expand.

Duties and responsibilities:

  • Maintains extensive debtor's ledger across multiple products and in different currencies.
  • Work closely with the Business to ensure client billing and debt issues are communicated promptly and effectively.
  • Ensures debts are collected before they become overdue whilst ensuring older debts are collected as soon as possible;
  • Handles queries and resolves problems efficiently for Credit Control, Cash-App & Billing;
  • Assist in forensic analysis of aged items and on-account payments to ensure open-items are identified and closed out;
  • Assists in the preparation of relevant reports to show outstanding debt for internal control purposes as well as for month-end processes.
  • Assists with the calculation of the quarterly bad debt provision.
  • To undertake ad hoc and other duties as required by the Financial Operations team.

Knowledge/Experience:

Essential:

  • Strong knowledge of excel
  • Excellent system skills
  • Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
  • Customer facing and Client focused skills

Desirable:

  • Experience with data analysis and reporting
  • Billing / invoicing experience.
  • Financial systems and process knowledge

Work Skills/General Skills

Essential:

  • Highly developed personal communication skills, both written and oral;
  • Must be self-motivated and self-starting with ability to multi-task and effectively manage own workload, prioritising effectively and consistently meet deadlines;
  • Excellent analytical skills with proven attention to detail;
  • Demonstrates a clear commitment to the team approach exchanging ideas and providing support to colleagues;
  • Highly organised and methodical.