Credit Controller

Description:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced and proactive Credit Controller to join their busy finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys building strong customer relationships while ensuring outstanding debts are collected efficiently and professionally. As the Credit Controller, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of customer accounts, reducing early defaults and arrears of high-value debt and maintaining healthy cash flow, whilst delivering excellent customer service.

Job Description:  

As the Credit Controller, you will proactively manage and collect outstanding customer debt
Contact customers by telephone, email and letter to resolve overdue accounts
As the Credit Controller, you will allocate incoming payments accurately
Reconcile customer accounts and investigate any payment discrepancies, ensuring these are resolved quickly
Build and maintain positive working relationships with customers
Provide updates to management and, where required, generate MI reports
Update customer account information, ensuring it is accurate and up to date
Experience in consumer debt collection as well as trade-to-trade is advantageous
Experience in construction, plant hire, machinery/equipment sales environment ideal, but not essential Candidate Requirements:  

A proven background working as a Credit Controller or in Accounts Receivable is essential for the role
Experience with consumer debt collection would be an advantage
Strong negotiation skills
Knowledge of creditworthiness & credit monitoring procedures
Excellent communication with the ability to build relationships
Strong attention to detail with good problem-solving abilities
Confident working with Microsoft Excel and finance systems
Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple accounts
Professional and confident telephone manner
Organised with excellent time management skills
Able to work independently as well as part of a team
Client is an asset finance FCA-approved lender (trade-to-trade and consumer/Regulated by the Consumer Credit Act), serving customers in the construction, agricultural, and commercial vehicles sectors This role is commutable from: Stoke on Trent, Newcastle under Lyme, Stone, Uttoxeter, Derby, Tean, Cheadle, Creswell, Eccleshall, Burton on Trent, Stafford, Cannock, Staffs Moorlands, Rugeley, Blythe Bridge, and surrounding areas
  
This role would suit candidates with the following experience: Credit Controller, Senior Credit Controller, Credit Control, Credit Control Officer, Credit Collections, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Receivable Clerk, AR Clerk, Sales Ledger Clerk, Credit & Collections, Collections Officer, Collections Advisor
  
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 4:45 PM
Salary: Circa £36,000 
Benefits:

Subsidised gym onsite at HQ
Private Dental
Pension 15% employer contribution
Free parking
Holidays: 25 + BH Brampton Recruitment are an independent Commercial and Accounts & Finance recruitment agency working in partnership with employers spanning Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and the Greater Manchester region