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Credit Controller

Prime Appointments
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1PG

Salary

£26,000 - £28,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A client in the Chelmsford area is seeking a Credit Controller for a full-time 6-9 month FTC position.
  • The role offers a salary range of £26,000 - £28,000 per annum based on experience and follows a hybrid working model after induction.
  • Key responsibilities include managing outstanding debts, producing reports, and liaising with key agents to negotiate payment timelines.
  • Candidates should have advanced Excel skills, experience in a fast-paced environment, and ideally be AAT qualified.
  • To be considered for this position, applicants should have experience in credit control and managing high transaction volumes.

A client of ours in the Chelmsford area are recruiting a Credit Controller to join their team. This is a full-time 6-9 month FTC position working Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm and paying 26,000 - 28,000 per annum depending on experience. This is a hybrid position working 2 days in the office and 3 from home after a successful induction.

Reporting to the Credit Control Manager, key duties include but are not limited to:

  • Chase all outstanding monies
  • Produce weekly and monthly reports of aged debt
  • Attend weekly meetings with the Credit Control team to ensure the team remain focused and results driven.
  • Take ownership of own debtor's ledger.
  • Deal with queries, liaise with operations to achieve resolutions to outstanding issues.
  • Liaise with a number of key agents, negotiating payment timelines, agreeing contras.
  • Regularly report on own debt balances detailing action points and promised payments.
  • Ensure the top 10 debtors across the companies are monitored and cleared weekly.
  • Ensure that on hold accounts, prevention and credit exceed procedures are adhered to.
  • Take responsibility for unallocated cash reports.
  • Resolve day to day credit control issues and problem accounts.
  • Monitor and manage the credit control inbox.
  • Deal with multi-currency accounts, run separate reports and forecast incoming currency cash receipts.
  • Keep up to date with ledger issues.
  • Credit check new customers, set limits and terms adhering to the approval processes.
  • Send out legal letters in a consistent manner throughout the team.
  • Regularly review and propose customer trading trends and put together proposals for increasing credit limits and terms.
  • Liaise with Purchase ledger with regards to contras.
  • Provide anticipated receipts analysis to assist in cash flow planning.
  • Responsible to write down all process within the dept/credit control area.
  • Data cleansing to help with changing of systems.


Skills and Experience required to be considered for this Credit Controller position:

  • Advanced Excel skills.
  • Experience in working in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Accountancy AAT qualified desirable.
  • Experience in working with high transactions.


Great Benefits to working for this company include:

  • Hybrid working (after induction) - 2 days in & 3 days from home
  • 20 days holiday rising to 25 with service
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Health cash plan
  • Discounted health membership
  • Life assurance


If you feel like you meet the above criteria & would like to be considered for this Credit Controller position, please apply with your CV and contact Katie at Prime Appointments for a confidential chat. #accountsjobs

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