Our client, a retail business based in Waltham Abbey, are seeking an experienced Credit Controller to join their team on a permanent basis.

Responsibilities

• Effectively chase all customers within your dedicated portfolio of accounts to ensure prompt payment of outstanding invoices and maximize cash receipts.
• Assist in routine assessments of the credit worthiness of prospective and the existing portfolio of customers in accordance with corporate policies and risk management strategy.
• Maintaining contact with clients to ensure invoices are clear for payment.
• Resolving queries both internally and externally around outstanding invoices.
• Responsible for the capture of disputed items and prompt liaison with Team, Manager and Customer Services to enable timely resolution.
• Assist with sending copy invoices and statements to relevant parties.
• Possess the ability to take large volumes of data, analyse and produce a result.
• Assist with reconciliation of customers' accounts (particularly debit notes vs credit notes).
• Production of Ageing and Debit Reports on a weekly basis.
• Posting and allocating daily receipts to accounting systems.
• Providing accounts information to internal departments.

Requirements

• A minimum of two years experience within a similar role.
• Ability to establish and maintain good client relationships, both internally and externally at all levels.
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to prioritise in a busy fast moving environment.
• Ability to reconcile complex accounts and have excellent attention to detail.
• The role requires a tenacious individual, a team player with a flexible approach.
• Experience working with accountancy software
• Good knowledge of Excel, Word etc