Our client are looking to appoint an additional Credit Controller to the Finance Team. This role is a permanent full-time role based at their Head Office in Rothley, Leicestershire (LE7 7NL).
Who are we?
For over 55 years they have built a reputation as a specialist technical distributor of automation and control components, devices and solutions. This reputation comes from the commitment of thier customer service, established supplier portfolio and technical support. They now employ over 170 people and from their 15 branch locations throughout the UK & Ireland provide a local service to their customers.
Overall Purpose of Role:
To support the business to increase sales and revenue by working closely with the sales teams and customers to optimise cash collection. The successful candidate should be driven to reduce DSOs through building strong relationships with customers and working with the sales organisation to minimise business exposure to risk, thereby reducing aged and bad debt.
The Main Activities, Tasks or Duties will include:
1. Proactively manage the credit control across a portfolio of approx. 2000 customer accounts over c.6 sales locations (portfolio value >£10m)
2. Responsibility for posting and allocating cash against customer accounts
3. Ensuring all outstanding accounts are chased appropriately by telephone, email and/or letter in line with an agreed s...