Credit Controller

Job Title: Credit Controller - Dorking - £32,000 - Hybrid

Location: UK (with occasional travel)
Department: Accounting

Are you passionate about finance and looking to take your career to the next level? My client are seeking a Credit Controller to join their dynamic and fast-paced team. In this role, you'll be responsible for coordinating the debts of existing creditors and deciding whether to allow credit to a debtor. The Credit Controller is a critical role and is ultimately responsible for managing all money borrowed or owed to the business.

How You Will Make a Difference:

• Maintain strong relationships with all customers to ensure invoices are clear for payment.
• Collection of past due amounts by means of maintaining/implementing Direct Debit, sending e-mails, making calls and sending dunning letters to customers.
• Improve by reducing the overdue and outstanding in your specific regions.
• Review credit hold report and release orders as appropriate.
• Communicate and enforce credit policy to sales and customers.
• Accounts reconciliations from bank statements.
• Review customer account applications, assign credit limits and terms.
• Report risk issues and aged customers to (finance) manager and sales.
• Build and maintain A/R reports for multiple regions.
• Communicating with manager regarding problems, solutions and ideas that may improve the credit department and work cohesively towards achieving departmental and company goals.
• Customer service follow up.
• Follow up in case a collection has been handed over to collection agency.

What You Need to Win:

• BS degree in Business Administration or Finance is preferred
• 4+ years credit experience, preferably in wholesale/distribution environment dealing with a large account base.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact proactively with people leaders and employees at all levels of the organization
• Discretion, integrity and open-mindedness critical
• Understanding of collection patterns.
• Strong credit and financial analysis skills.
• Well versed in collection laws (from the region).
• Advanced Excel skills

The Benefits:

• Competitive bike & equipment purchase policy - perfect for cycling enthusiasts!
• 10% pension contribution to support your future
• Annual merit-based bonus, reflecting personal and company performance
• Increased annual leave for long service
• Enhanced family-friendly leave to support work-life balance
• Employee Assistance Program for health and wellbeing
• Hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days remote) can be flexible with this
• 1 paid volunteer day a year to give back to the community

If you're ambitious, detail-oriented, and ready to be part of a passionate finance team, we'd love to hear from you. Join this company on this exciting journey where you can grow your skills and be an integral part of their success!

Apply today and take the first step towards an exciting future!

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

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