Credit Controller

Location: Stoke-on-trent

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Credit Controller to work for a busy and well established European manufacturing business. As the Credit Controller you will be responsible for collecting outstanding payments and managing our customer accounts

Job Description:

• As the Credit Controller you will be tracking and managing outstanding payments from customers
• Liaising with customers regarding overdue invoices
• Carry out investigation and resolution regarding customer invoice queries
• As the Credit Controller you will be resolving issues related to payments
• Ensuring customer accounts are accurate and up to date
• Allocation of cash to customer accounts
• Ensuring the debit note log is up to date, sending debit notes to business team to obtain approval and posting to the customer accounts
• As the Credit Controller you will be downloading & inputting self-billing invoices from customer portals
• Raising and posting of manual invoices for special items
• As the Credit Controller you will be reconciling debtors accounts using customer portals
• Preparing month end accrual reports for shipments not yet invoiced
• Internal reporting of overdue debts and recovery status
• Supervise & manage the workload of the AR Administrator
• Carry out other comparable duties as required by the line manager

ANY SPECIAL CONDITIONS:

• Fluent written and spoken English and the right to work in the UK

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Strong IT skills, including MS Office packages such as Excel
• Previous experience in credit control or accounts receivable is highly desirable
• Experience with accounting software such as Agresso is a plus
• Highly organised with good time management skills, to be able to meet strict deadlines, work on your own initiatives as well as part of a team
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Knowledge of financial procedures and regulations

For the Credit Controller role, it would be good to see candidates with:

• Strong IT skills, including MS Office packages such as Excel
• Previous experience in credit control, sales ledger or accounts receivable is essential
• Experience with accounting software such as Agresso is a plus
• Highly organised with good time management skills, to be able to meet strict deadlines, work on your own initiatives as well as part of a team
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Knowledge of financial procedures and regulations

This role is commutable from:
Newcastle Under Lyme, Keele, Crewe, Silverdale, Kidsgrove, Stoke on Trent, Stone

The role would suit candidates with the following experience:
Credit Controller, Credit Collections, Sales ledger, Accounts Receivable

Salary: DOE

Brampton Recruitment are an independent Commercial and Accounts & Finance recruitment agency working in partnership with employers spanning Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and the Greater Manchester region.