Credit Controller

As one of the largest and fastest-growing powered access companies in the UK, AFI-Rentals builds success by nurturing talent and rewarding hard work. If you are looking for a fast-paced and rewarding career, we'd love to hear from you.

Credit Controller - Wakefield

Salary negotiable (DOE) + benefits

Do you want to work for a fast-paced, growing national company with excellent career stability and progression prospects where hard work is well rewarded? Then a job with AFI is for you.

We are currently looking to recruit a Credit Controller to join our busy Accounts team. Working from our support offices in Wakefield, you will be part of a growing, ambitious team.

The Role in Brief

Your main role will be to chase and manage a debtor ledger of over 600 accounts via phone, email, and post to minimise overdue debt. Additional responsibilities include:

• Opening new customer accounts, including completing credit checks.
• Recommending accounts to be sent legal.
• Monitoring customers' credit limits.
• Responsible for weekly aged debt reporting to the credit manager and working to monthly targets to reduce aged debt.
• Dealing with customer queries and disputes, developing strong working relationships within the business to ensure all queries are dealt with in a timely manner, often liaising with colleagues (depot teams and field sales).
• Allocating and transferring payments.

Working hours are 8.30am to 5pm, with a 1-hour lunch break.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday, plus statutory holidays
• Inclusion in a profit share scheme
• An auto-enrolment pension scheme with employer contributions (from age 22, but voluntary enrolment can be made before this age. Opt-out available)
• Death-in-Service benefit of 2 x salary
• Healthcare cash plan
• MyAFI - a comprehensive employee benefits, rewards, and discount programme. Benefits include Cycle2Work Scheme, Aviva private medical insurance, and holiday trading, to name a few
• Guaranteed Christmas bonus

Essential Skills

The ideal candidate:

• You must have a stable work history within Credit Control.
• You will ideally have experience working with Sage, Excel, and Outlook. Knowledge of Insphire would be a distinct advantage.
• You must be able to manage your own workload efficiently and work to tight deadlines.
• You would ideally have some experience working in a fast-paced environment with a high volume of transactions.
• You should have a team mentality and be willing to help out colleagues.
• Full training on our systems and procedures will be given.

Elevate your career by joining us; apply for this Credit Controller role today!

AFI Group is a leading provider of access solutions, from the hire and purchase of access equipment to accredited training and service/maintenance of machines. With a current network of 21 hire locations across the UK and over 5,000 machines, AFI has a strong emphasis on Health and Safety and is proud to hold various accreditations (ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO18001, 5* Achilles BuildingConfidence, Gold RoSPA award - to name a few).

About Company

AFI-Rentals is one of the UK's leading powered access rental companies, and we provide everything a person needs to work at height safely. From a modern specialist rental fleet to high-quality training, we are a one-stop shop for the working-at-height industry.

Our core values are teamwork, customer service, and profitability, and we believe employee professional development is at the heart of our success.

We also have a strong emphasis on Health and Safety and are proud to hold various accreditations, such as:

• ISO9001
• ISO14001
• ISO45001
• 5-Star Achilles BuildingConfidence
• Gold RoSPA award
• + more

Please note that we operate a 2-stage interview process and online testing to screen candidates.