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This position reports to the Finance Supervisor.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the credit control function, ensuring the timely collection of outstanding invoices.
- Manage credit control activities with a calm but firm approach, maintaining positive relationships with clients.
- Handle and resolve invoice queries and disputes efficiently and professionally.
- Assess customer accounts regularly for potential bad debt risks and report concerns to the Finance Management Team.
- Maintain aged debt within the limits set by company leadership.
- Support the month-end process by providing relevant financial data to the Finance Supervisor.
- Raise invoices on a weekly and monthly basis using automated systems integrated with accounting software.
- Process Direct Debit collections, ensuring that customers adhere to agreed payment terms.
- Run financial reports, perform reconciliations, and conduct basic data analysis.
- Adapt to evolving financial systems and contribute to process improvements.
- Provide cover for team members during absences.
- Work independently to meet deadlines and maintain high standards of accuracy.
- Maintain strong MS Office skills, particularly in Excel, and stay up to date with relevant software training.
- Comply with Health & Safety policies, ensuring personal and team safety at all times.
- Uphold company policies, procedures, and code of conduct in all aspects of work.
- Promote employee well-being and align with company values and vision.
- Assist the leadership team in identifying opportunities for business improvement.
- Share best practices with colleagues to support continuous improvement.
- Take responsibility for personal development, attending training and team meetings as required.
- Work collaboratively within the finance team and the wider business.
- Maintain confidentiality, integrity, and ethical standards in all financial activities.
- Support company sustainability goals and contribute to the overall success of the organisation.
- Undertake additional duties as required to meet business needs, which may involve occasional travel to other sites.
The ideal candidate will possess the following attributes:
- A self-motivated and conscientious work ethic.
- Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail.
- Proven experience in credit control.
- Confidence in managing financial transactions while understanding their impact on stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to tailor customer interactions effectively.
- A strong understanding of financial deadlines and the ability to consistently meet them.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving and business improvement.
- A team player with an appreciation of how finance functions integrate into the wider company.
- A commitment to ethical financial practices, including confidentiality and due diligence.
- A positive, accountable mindset, with a solutions-oriented approach to challenges.
My client is committed to investing in employee growth and development through:
One-to-One Meetings
- Monthly meetings to discuss achievements, challenges, training needs, and other work-related matters.
- Ongoing professional training, including mandatory role-specific training, company-wide development programmes, and team workshops.
If you are a motivated individual with a strong finance background, we would love to hear from you.
Apply now!
