[26386] - Credit Controller

Based in Hampton
Salary £32,000 per annum

Full time office based role (37.5 hours per week)

We are currently recruiting for a Credit Controller on behalf of one of our clients, a well-established organisation based in the Hampton area. This is a fantastic opportunity with anyone who has excellent communication skills and solid credit control and administrative experience.

Person Specification: –

• Extensive relevant experience
• Extensive relationship management experience
• Experience of SME environment
• Good working knowledge of Fleetware & Kerridge (Desirable)
• Ability to produce accurate work to tight deadlines under pressure
• Ability to communicate clearly in writing and orally
• Proficient at intermediate level in MS Office, Excel and Word systems
• High level of Customer Care and quality service
• Organisational skills/attention to detail
• Problem solving ability
• Strong team player
• Strong negotiation skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Good level of education

Key Responsibilities: –

To take appropriate action to ensure the timely collection of debts following credit control policy. Chasing debtors via email and phone and issuing credit control letters according to the predefined processes.

• To collect payments from clients by direct debit and issue remittance
• To ensure cash is allocated on a timely basis and old balances are
• Post cash received to sales ledger and liaise with Auction Houses and allocate payments received for disposals.
• To ensure that customer queries over invoices are resolved promptly, liaising with other areas of the business if necessary.
• To provide details of cash expected from clients for cashflow forecast based on remittance advices received.
• To prepare the daily banking and deposit with the
• To prepare and despatch all sales ledger invoices and statements at month end, including customer specific reports as required.
• To maintain the financial integrity of the data held on the sales ledger including raising manual invoices and credit notes as needed.
• To prepare and circulate weekly debtor lists
• Have an eye for detail and a view for continual
• To own the Sales Ledger/Credit Control function and report on same as and when required to the business and board.
• Support the FD in pursuit of excellence in the Finance