Job title: Credit Controller
Position reports to: Finance Manager
Job Purpose Summary: To deliver a debt recovery performance within the expectations outlines and in line with the credit policy of company.
Benefits: Salary
Hours: 8.00 am – 5.00 pm with 1 hour or lunch
Annual Leave: 21 days
Key Responsibilities
Position reports to: Finance Manager
Job Purpose Summary: To deliver a debt recovery performance within the expectations outlines and in line with the credit policy of company.
Benefits: Salary
Hours: 8.00 am – 5.00 pm with 1 hour or lunch
Annual Leave: 21 days
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the setting up of credit control system and policy.
- Ensure that debts are paid in a timely manner.
- Meet cash and debtor day targets set by the firm
- Chase overdue invoices by telephone, email and letter within agreed timescales.
- Maintain accurate records of all chasing activity.
- Regular meetings with debtors to ensure all relevant debts are managed as necessary.
- Identify changes in payment patterns and propose action to avert indebtness.
- Ensures that all transactions are compliant with tax legislation.
- Handle disputed bills and negotiate to bring payment within the agreed terms.
- Provide accurate advice on billing queries.
- Respond promptly and completely to both client and internal enquiries.
- Propose write off of irrecoverable debts.
- Providing ad-hoc reporting as and when requested
- Undertake account reconciliations as required.
- Ensure monthly processing deadlines are met as required
- Send out monthly client statements/letters as may be agreed from time to time.
- Develop the credit management capability within the practice.
- Provide cover for other accounting functions as requested.
- Other duties as delegated from time to tome by the Finance Manager or any other person designated in their absence.
- Keep the company up to date with new credit management techniques and practices.
Essential Work and Skills:
- Able to demonstrate experience of working in a credit control department in a busy environment
- Familiar with accounts procedures and debtors ledgers.
- Posses a good understanding of Excel, Word and hands on experience on ERP’s
- Experience of dealing with clients at all levels, including corporate entities and high net worth individuals.
- Ability to manage and prioritize an extensive caseload.
Person Specification
- Excellent communication skills at all levels.
- High standard of numeracy, accuracy and with attention to detail.
- A team player with a flexible approach and a willingness to learn.
- Outgoing and confident personality who is able to operate at all levels.
- A self starter who is proactive and can set and achiever goals
- Good standard of education
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to recognize potential risks to the firm that should be escalated.
Minimum Requirements
- A university degree in a business related field
- CPA /ACCA or a diploma in credit management.
- 3-5 years high volume corporate collections experience; knowledge of Billing and collections procedure
- Accounts receivable knowledge/ experience a plus
- Strong attention to detail, goal oriented
- Experience with an ERP a plus.