Details:
- Salary: £28,000 - 30,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Ripon North Yorkshire
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
Role; Credit Controller
Location: Ripon
Salary: £28-30k
As Credit Controller you will play an important role within the credit control department in meeting cash flow requirements with a strong emphasis on building and maintaining client relationships ensuring service standards are of the highest level.
Essential Duties for the Credit Controller:
- Opening new accounts and responsible for the day-to-day management of your customer base.
- Establish and maintain internal and external customer relationships at all levels in a calm and professional manner.
- Ensure as necessary all calls, letters, statements and follow up actions are carried out in order to bring the matter to the customer's attention to obtain payment of due/overdue depts.
- Ensure the timely and pro-active co-ordination of payments in relation to cash collection and aged debt reduction.
- Resolving queries both internally and externally around outstanding invoices.
- Agree, negotiate, and enforce re-payment plans.
- Liaise directly with the Credit Control Manager to escalate issues with payment for 3rd party collection agencies.
- Maintain customer records notifying the relevant department of changes required and logging and dealing with queries.
- Managing credit limits in-line with relevant authorisations and escalate where required to the Credit Control Manager.
- Ensuring processes are followed as part of the collection requirements, account reconciliation and payments.
- Have a flexible approach to an ever-changing workload with the ability to prioritise.
Skills & Qualifications as Credit Controller:
- Minimum of 3 years' experience working in a credit control/cash collection role and ideally in a sales driven environment. MICM preferred but not essential.
- Competent with Microsoft Office products especially Excel and experience of using finance systems (IBCOS).
- Have an excellent telephone manner.
- Team player with proactive positive attitude and strong organisational skills.
- A systematic approach and an eye for detail.
- Ability to influence, negotiate and make judgements on need for consultation and
escalation.
If you feel the above Credit Controller specification matches your professional background, click apply