Credit Controller

Credit Controller

Based in Hampton.
Salary £30,000 per annum plus benefits

Full time office based role

We are currently recruiting for a Credit Controller on behalf of one of our clients, a well-established organisation based in the Surbiton area. This is a fantastic opportunity with anyone who has excellent communication skills and solid administrative experience.

Person Specification: -

• Extensive relevant experience within credit control
• Excellent relationship management building skills
• Exposure working within an SME environment is desirable
• Good working knowledge of Fleetware &/or Kerridge systems is a distinct advantage.
• Ability to produce accurate work to strict deadlines
• Ability to work within a busy, fast, paced environment
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• ProficientatittntermediatelevelinMSOffice, Excel and Word systems
• First class customer service skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Problem solving ability
• A good team player with a "can do" positive approach
• Strong negotiation skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Good level of education

Key Responsibilities: -

• To take appropriate action to ensure the timely collection of debts following credit control policy. Chasing debtors via email and phone and issuing credit control letters according to the predefined processes.
• To collect payments from clients by direct debit and issue remittance advices.
• To ensure cash is allocated on a timely basis and old balances are cleared.
• Post cash received to sales ledger and liaise with Auction Houses and allocate payments received for disposals.
• To ensure that customer queries over invoices are resolved promptly, liaising with other areas of the business if necessary.
• To provide details of cash expected from clients for cash flow forecast based on remittance advices received.
• To prepare the daily banking and deposit with the bank.
• To prepare and despatch all sales ledger invoices and statements at month end, including customer specific reports as required.
• To maintain the financial integrity of the data held on the salesledger including raising manual invoices and credit notes as needed.
• To prepare and circulate weekly debtor lists punctually.
• Have an eye for detail and a view for continua limprovements.
• To own the SalesLedger/CreditControl function and report on same as and when required to the business and board.
• Support the Financial Director in pursuit of excellence