Due to an internal move, we are looking for a full-time Credit Controller to join our finance team at Head Office in Standish. Working within the Credit Control team to support administrative and ad-hoc duties within the department, you will carry out a variety of duties to complement the cash collection duties of the Credit Controllers. Hybrid working is available.
Benefits for a Credit Controller
* Eligibility for retention bonus
* Hybrid working available
* 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Enhanced holiday scheme for service milestones
* Group life assurance 3 x basic salary
* Pension 4% employer 5% employees
* Online access to payslips, book and view holidays and personal info
* Access to the Ainscough Advantage (People Value) benefits platform
* Staff forums run 3 times a year – have your voice heard
Key Responsibilities
* Daily cash posting/allocation
* Setting up new accounts and authorising credit limits up to the value of £10k
* Escalating client files for credit insurance
* Monitoring and managing 3 email mailboxes
* Responsible for managing your own portfolio of customers
* Responsible for achieving settlement of sales invoices within payment terms liaising with client's Accounts Payable / Subcontract Accounts and Quantity Surveyors and any other contacts necessary to achieve timely payment.
* Running credit checks (Experian) and updating client records to accurately reflect the credit limits that are held and identifying any credit risk.
* Deal with queries from debtors ensuring these are followed up in a timely manner.
* Ensure KPI cash collection targets/DSO are met.
* Responsible for releasing customer orders on accounts which are credit held for overdue / over credit limit.
* Customer account housekeeping
Skills & Experience
* Proven experience working in a fast-paced and professional credit control environment
* Experience using credit reference agencies to analyse a company’s credit history
* Previous experience working to targets
* Experience using Excel
* Strong attention to detail with all tasks
* Ability to manage several tasks at once – prioritising where necessary
* Ability and confidence to challenge internal and external stakeholders
* IT literate – ability to use a number of different IT programmes (Microsoft Dynamic 365 would be advantageous)
* Capable of building strong relationships with internal stakeholders, 3rd party companies and Ainscough clients
* Excellent communicator – both verbally and written
* Dynamic
* Strong-willed
* Self-motivated
* Role model for our leadership behaviours: Always makes the Safe Choice; Reliable; Easy to deal with; Open to new ideas; Teamwork; Passion
Performance Measurement
* KPI’s set by Credit Manager and Assistant Credit Manager
Benefits: 37.5 Hours per week
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