International Credit Controller
up to £45,000 DOE
Hybrid working
I am recruiting for an experienced Credit Controller to join a Global Retail organisation in London. This role will take ownership of all matters relating to international invoicing and collections, including management of the organisation's credit risk. This is an employee-centric organisation that offers great personal development opportunities. Email your CV to shendl.van-wyk@investigo.co.uk
Responsibilities will include:
* Act as the main contact for international franchise partners for payment related queries, including ensuring all payments are collected on time from all international partners.
* Manage the ageing position of international debtor balances and review credit limits regularly with the CFO.
* Take appropriate actions where necessary to minimise bad debt risk, e.g., put international partners on shipment hold when necessary.
* Provide regular updates on the international debtor balances with commentary to the Board and other internal teams.
* Drive process improvements, including automation, for key international franchise processes.
* Calculate and issue royalty invoices on a monthly basis to all international franchise partners, performing checks on sales figures received from the partners and ensuring any anomalies are followed up and resolved appropriately.
* Take full responsibility for complying with withholding tax rules and minimising the global tax bill in line with the appropriate double tax treaties.
* Maintain franchise and overseas subsidiaries ledger accounts, ensuring that all entries are properly recorded and reconciled for accuracy.
* Generate forecasts for expected income from international partners including for stock, non-stock, distribution charges, and royalties to assist the international commercial finance manager.
Candidate Specification:
* Experience in credit control for an international business.
* A self-starter with excellent team working skills.
* Negotiating and influencing skills with both internal and external stakeholders.
* Proven experience in successfully managing relationships with external customers.
* A strong commercial and proactive approach.
* Retail experience (Desirable).
* Accounting experience to be able to book accounting entries and perform balance sheet reconciliations.
* Language skills; Arabic, Hindi, and Urdu would be an advantage.
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