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Temporary Credit Control Administrator

Optimum Recruitment Group Ltd
Posted 5 days ago, valid for 10 days
Location

York, East Riding of Yorkshire YO42, England

Salary

£15 per hour

Contract type

Part Time

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  • Optimum Recruitment Group is seeking a Temporary Credit Control Administrator for a well-established business in Pocklington.
  • The role involves assisting credit controllers with debt collection, managing customer accounts, and supporting both the credit control and purchase ledger teams.
  • Candidates should ideally have relevant experience in an accounting or finance role and possess strong organizational and analytical skills.
  • The position offers an hourly rate of approximately £15 and requires a proactive attitude along with excellent interpersonal skills.
  • The initial assignment is expected to last until at least the end of February, with an immediate start.

Optimum Recruitment Group are proud to be working with this well established and successful business based in Pocklington who are looking to appoint an urgent requirement for a Temporary Credit Control Administrator to the team.

Working within this growing credit control team, your key responsibilities will include:

  • Assist credit controllers to collect customer debts as agreed in the terms of trade and to drive debtor days as close to or less than target of 30 days.
  • Open customer accounts and release customer held orders on as prompt a basis as possible with objective of nothing on hold overnight.
  • Support the credit control team chasing debt during busier periods/holiday cover.
  • Support the purchase ledger team with processing when required.
  • Ensure accounts are set up correctly with relevant terms of trade, credit limit, currency, VAT codes/numbers, company numbers etc.
  • Allocate daily cash received to customer accounts and prepare daily cheque banking.
  • Issue copy invoices and monthly statements.
  • Process credit card payments.
  • Organise reminder and 7-day letters to customers in respect of overdue amounts.
  • Collate information to facilitate decisions on credit limits to be applied to accounts.
  • Take decision to release held orders or escalate to management for higher risk or larger items.
  • Manage queries or requests for help (internal or customer) to ensure timely resolution.

You must be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experience:

  • Ideally relevant experience gained from working within an accounting/finance based role.
  • Be highly organised and able to plan, prioritise and manage your own workload.
  • Take ownership and accountability in order to meet deadlines and deliver results.
  • Have high attention to detail with excellent analytical skills.
  • Be able to solve problems.
  • Determined, enthusiastic and proactive 'can do’ attitude.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and be a team player.
  • Able to develop strong relationships across other internal teams to support others in performing their roles effectively.
  • Confident, effective customer phone skills and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to assess and minimise risk on approving new customer accounts, setting credit limits and releasing held orders.

The initial assignment will be until at least the end of February with an immediate start. Hourly rate c£15 per hour.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.