Credit Control Team Leader - Leeds, United Kingdom - Beijer Ref UK & Ireland

Beijer Ref UK & Ireland

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Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Would you like to join a forward thinking company that invests in people and their development?

Beijer Ref UK & Ireland is a leading group of refrigeration and air conditioning wholesalers with 47 branch outlets and utilises two distribution centres for centralised stocks.

There are 4 wholesalers within the group; Dean & Wood Ltd, HRP Ltd, RW Refrigeration Wholesale Ltd and DWG Refrigeration Wholesale Ltd (Ireland).

Also within the group is our MHI (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) air conditioning business, Beijer Ref Refrigerants and Beijer Ref Academy.

We are recruiting for a Credit Control Team Leader at our Refrigeration Distribution Centre in Morley, Leeds.

As Credit Control Team Leader, you will support the Financial Operations Manager in managing and motivating a team of Credit Controllers to maximise cash collection, minimise risk and exceed KPIs.

Your main responsibilities will be to:

Provide effective management of the Credit Control team and their allocated accounts
Support, train and develop team members to enhance results
Hold regular onetoone performance reviews, highlighting and addressing training needs as required
KPI setting and monitoring, ensuring a proactive approach to collecting outstanding debt is maintained
Assist with workload priority of the Credit Control Team
Ensure Credit Controllers keep accurate records on chasing and payment promises
Drive a continued improvement in the DSO and a reduction in the age profile of total debtors
Ensure all nonvalue added tasks are removed from the daytoday activity within the Credit Control Team
Manage and monitor new customer accounts set up, including the setting and controlling of credit limits
Ensure strong relationships are maintained with customers and internal colleagues
Mange your own portfolio of accounts, ensuring outstanding debts are collected in line with company policy
Timely manage escalated queries, including the effective administration of individual queries across the team

An ideal Credit Control Team Leader will hold the following skills and experiences:

Experience_
Minimum of 3 years previous experience working in a Credit Control department is essential
Previous experience of working in a similar role is advantageous
Technical skills_
Good knowledge of Microsoft systems including Excel, Word and Outlook
Good knowledge of SAP or similar accounting systems
Personal Skill_s
Very good level of numeracy, accuracy and literacy
Excellent communication skills
Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
Attention to detail
Team orientated