Credit Control Clerk

Credit Control Clerk

6 Month FTC to Permanent

�28-35,000pa

Hybrid

Leicestershire

Exciting 6 months fixed term contract to Permanent Opportunity in Credit Control!

Are you looking for a move into a new vibrant and upbeat working environment, or maybe a new challenge in the work place, and a detail-oriented and motivated Credit Control Clerk dedicated to ensuring the financial health and stability of your company through collection of outstanding debts. I have a brand new full-time contract to permanent Credit Control opportunity offering to join a well-established, successful business, based in Leicestershire, who are experiencing further success and growth.

In this role you would be a new addition to the existing team of 12 credit control clerks across multiple sites, in a wider Finance team of 10, and rep[ort to the new Credit Manager.

About the Role:

The role is full time and hybrid and you will work within a vibrant open place office within the busy finance team, reporting to the Credit Manager with the support of your fellow colleagues within the credit control team. As a dedicated Credit Control Clerk, you will be responsible for managing your own set of the company's customer accounts ensuring timely collection of outstanding debts and allocating of cash received. Ideally you will have ideas on process improvement and support in the continuous improvement of this function.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for your own set of customer accounts.
• Maintain regular communication with customers to build positive relationships and ensure payment commitments are met.
• Opening and closing customer accounts.
• Credit Checking accounts and agreeing payment terms.
• Dealing with customer invoice and payment queries.
• Proactively chasing debts by phone/email.
• Issuing late payment letters.
• Initiating any legal action required to the Credit Control Manager.
• Weekly/Monthly Aged Debtor reviews.
• Cash posting and allocation of receipts from customers
• Unallocated cash review.
• Amending customer credit limits when required.
• Stay informed about relevant legislation, regulations, and industry best practices related to credit control and debt collection.
• General office admin duties.
• Providing support to the wider finance team as needed.

Ideally you will have:

• Previous experience of credit control and account receivable processes.
• Knowledge of credit management principles and practices.
• A proactive and results-driven approach to credit control.
• A track record of clearing outstanding debts.
• Cash allocation and investigating.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills both with internal and external customers.
• The ability to work well independently as well as part of a team.
• The ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Excellent numeracy skills.
• Confident with basic Microsoft Excel tasks.

What's on offer:

• A competitive salary depending on experience �28-35,000pa depending on experience.
• Hybrid working.
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays.
• Private medical care.
• On-site parking.

Please apply if this sounds like something you are interested in.

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