Credit Controller

Hadleigh, NR Ipswich/Sudbury/Colchester

Hybrid working - 3 days office / 2 days from home

Flexible working hours

£30,000 - £32,000 + bonus

Reporting to the Financial Controller working as part of a finance team of 15, for a very successful and growing manufacturing company. You will work very closely with the Senior Credit Controller and be responsible for managing a ledger of 250 live accounts with a monthly ledger value around £6m monthly.

• Chasing outstanding debts by telephone, email and portals
• Pre chasing to check invoices have been authorised for payment and resolving any queries before due date it needed
• Ensuring sales ledger accounts are within their agreed credit terms
• Credit checking: setting & reviewing limits based on credit assessments
• Manage the company credit insurance, ensuring credit risk is kept to a minimum
• Allocation of cash and taking payments over the phone when needed
• Monthly statement runs
• Investigating and resolving invoice queries
• Liaise with internal sales department and the customer to resolve efficiently
• Resolve day to day credit control issues and problem accounts in a timely manner, understanding how and when to escalate these
• Produce reports on aged debt
• Weekly meetings with the Financial Controller or Finance Director to discuss aged debt

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years Credit Control experience
• Experience within construction, manufacturing or distribution sectors would be advantageous
• Experience of dealing with large complex customers who use portals
• Excellent communication skills, able to build relationships internally and with customers
• Excellent customer service, ability to build and maintain strong business relationships
• Strong work ethic and passionate about credit control
• Advanced Excel skills
• Ability to work as part of a team

If you are interested in this vacancy please contact Sarah Chandler at CWC Recruitment Ltd.

CWC is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated to recruiting credit professionals. We have over 45 years of credit control and credit management recruitment experience. We are true experts within our field.