Credit Controller - Mature Accountants ltd : Job Details

Sales Ledger Clerk / Credit Controller required for growing SME.

This position is full-time and based in our office near Leighton Buzzard

Reports Directly to : Financial Controller/ Managing Director

Job Summary : Full control/ownership of sales ledger and credit control.

Role Description

Credit Control

• Management of aged debt collection via telephone calls, emails, overdue letters and court action if required.
• Weekly management reports on aged debt to update relevant managers and liaise to progress collections and escalate further actions.
• Take ownership of the collection escalation process
• Manage sales ledger mailbox, resolving queries on a timely basis

Sale Ledger

• Twice weekly sales ledger imports from internal operating system
• Raising manual invoices as required
• Raising monthly contract invoices
• Sending all invoices to customers, including some customer portals
• Updating invoices to sales ledger
• Issuing statements
• Daily bank reconciliation
• Credit checking customers
• Updating order numbers – auditing and chasing for outstanding ones

To undertake training as required

Comply with company policies and procedures

Any additional duties that may be required: eg assisting with month end reconciliations

Experience Required

• Thrives in a busy SME environment and handles stressful situations calmly and professionally
• Experience of credit control procedures and an understanding of the importance of prompt cash collection
• Ability to deal with efficiently staff and clients at all levels
• Numerate with a good level of attention to detail
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work to prioritise and achieve deadlines
• Previous Sage 50 experience. A reasonable level of Excel expertise.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as working on own initiative
• An enthusiastic and motivated individual