An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Credit & Recoveries Executive within a leading independent provider of commercial finance.

The successful candidate will work alongside the operations department providing support to the client management, risk and credit control teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• To Credit Control a small portfolio of collect out Client Ledgers.
• To provide support for the Credit Control team during high workload periods.
• To ensure collection and follow up calls are made within agreed timescales.
• To record and maintain up to date debtor contact details.
• To record and maintain debtor diary and collection notes on the operating system.
• To assist the data processing team by obtaining remittance advices and allocation details for expected debtor receipts.
• To identify any sales ledger queries with work closely with the Client Management teams to ensure that Clients resolve disputes quickly and are aware of any difficult recovery situations that may require legal action.
• Maintaining first class Client relationships, ensuring that excellent levels of service are delivered so that Client satisfaction levels remain high.
• To make recommendations on how the Credit Control function can be improved/enhanced.
• To ensure debtor litigation action is taken where agreed to assist with recovery of debts for both live and collect out clients within the portfolio.
• To maintain an effective litigation monitoring sheet with details of action taken and costs incurred.
• To maintain and build relationships with external partners to assist in the recovery and actions involved in a collect out scenario, including Insolvency Practitioners, Solicitors and Credit Insurers.
• To work closely with the Client Management teams in reviewing and scrutinising debt collectability and recoverability on daily basis.
• To provide regular feedback to the Client Management teams about any debt issues that may impact upon security or client retention.
• To work closely with all other Departments to ensure that the Operations department always runs in an efficient and professional way.
• Any issues or concerns should be escalated to senior management immediately.
• To provide staff training where appropriate.
• To maintain an effective Sharepoint filing system (To include but not limited to correspondence with debtors and clients regarding credit control and verification)

In return the successful candidate will be rewarded with a market leading basic salary, plus bonus and a range of additional benefits.