Credit Controller

Credit Controller / Accountancy / Finance / St Leonards-On-Sea

Client Details

A well established St Leonards-On-Sea client is looking to recruit a full time permanent Credit Controller.

Description

As Credit Controller you will be responsible for:

• Maintain Sales Ledger to include invoice processing, cash allocation and debt recovery.
• Ensure debtor days are kept to a minimum, with all debts followed up and resolutions found.
• Adhere to KPI's and targets set on a regular basis and take action to improve performance of the function.
• Liaise with customers and other departments within the business to ensure queries are resolved on a timely basis.
• Be able to perform Statement, Bank and Cash reconciliations.
• Assist and cover the administration of rebates, discounts, and customer reports.
• Basic Administration including updating and maintaining of procedural documentation.
• Provide ad hoc support to the accounting function for processing and analysis of accounting entries

Profile

• Experience in customer credit management systems and the maintenance of Customers within agreed operational limits.
• Experience of spreadsheets, word and general windows based software systems.
• Experience in communication with, actioning and responding to customer/supplier queries via phone, e-mail and written format.
• Awareness of accounting processes, including double entry booking, sales ordering, purchasing and stock management systems.
• Experience in handling large volumes of data in a time pressured environment to a high level of accuracy.
• Basic understanding of VAT legislation
• Ability to time manage own workload to meet deadlines
• Educated to A Level or equivalent as a minimum.

Job Offer

• £25-26,000
• 25 days annual leave including bank holidays, with an extra day off on your birthday.
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Pension scheme - pension contributions up to 10%
• Life Insurance