About Korea Foods Company:
Korea Foods Company is a family-owned importer, distributor, and retailer of Korean and other Asian food. We are the largest importer of Korean food in Europe, distribute to 1200 wholesale customers, including the major multiples, and operate 14 retail shops in the UK.
We pride ourselves on working hard, quickly, and we are currently undertaking new expansion plans that will drive the company’s capabilities further.
Contract: This is a fixed-term, one-month contract operating under a zero-hours arrangement.
Reports To: Senior Finance Manager
Main Purpose & Scope Of The Job
As a key member of Finance Team, you will take full responsibility for managing credit control.
You will manage the Sales Ledger and control collection of debts, resolve queries and contribute towards the smooth running of the department.
Duties & Key Responsibilities
· Manage Sales Orders & approval process dependent on customer payment status, terms and limits.
· Maintain customer accounts within the agreed payment terms and credit limits.
· Control Sales Ledger posting and payment reconciliations
· Receive and verify payments including cash received from driver collections
· Escalate to Team Leader/Manager any internal or payment issues with customers
· Maintain effective liaison with internal staff and customers.
· Meet targeted KPI’s using department procedures.
· Maintain accurate notes and records
· Manage Invoice Discounting sales reporting
· Handling cash and cheques for banking purpose.
· Other Ad Hoc duties as requested by Team Leader/Manager
Person Specification
· Business fluent in English and Mandarin and/or Cantonese.
· Able to prioritise workloads and work well under pressure.
· Work on their own initiative as well as working in a team.
· Proven experience in Credit Control/high volume calls
· Proactive approach to Credit Control
· Customer Centric – identifying and serving needs customers
· Have a flexible attitude and able to adapt to change
· Minimum of 1 years credit control experience
· Knowledge of SAP, MS Excel and Word preferred
· High level of accuracy and attention to detail
· Flexible "Can do " attitude
Advantageous skill:
· Additional language skills of Korea and/or Japanese would be advantageous
Experience in FMCG industries
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 1 month
Salary: £11.76 per hour
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Yearly bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- New Malden, KT3 4PH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Please confirm that you are aware that this is a fixed-term, one-month contract operating under a zero-hours arrangement.
- If you are holding a VISA, please also advise the visa type and the expiry date for the current visa.
- When are you available to start the new role?
Language:
- Chinese/Korean (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person