Credit Controller - Manchester, United Kingdom - BES Group

BES Group

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The BES Group are the leading end to end solution provider in the Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance sector. Our team of experts cover an extensive range of engineering services.
We've gone from strength to strength over recent years, welcoming the very best risk management businesses to our Group.

As a result, we've grown both our team of experts and our suite of solutions in line with our customer's needs.

We're private equity backed, which means we have the flexibility and support to move quickly and grow faster than any other company in our industry.

We're innovative and forward thinking and have the awards to prove it, but most of all we're focused on helping make sure our customers leave nothing to chance.

Due to company growth and team expansion we have an exciting opportunity for a
Credit Controller to join a well established and experienced Credit Control Team.

What will I be doing?

As a member of our well established and experience Credit Control Team, you will have responsibility for your own ledger of accounts, alongside the opportunity to review current processes and ways of working.

The role will be challenging and varied.

You will be expected to bring enthusiasm, and a 'can do' attitude but with the knowledge you will have a supportive team around you.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

Allocating and taking customer payments
Dealing with customer queries
Investigating unidentified and unallocated payments received
Monitoring payments and uploading invoices through relevant portals/web based platforms
Maintaining, producing and issuing monthly customer statements and reports
Work collaboratively with other teams within the business to achieve a common purpose
Escalating problem accounts through the appropriate channels
Updating weekly reports and providing accurate feedback in a timely manner
Reviewing current processes and ways of working
Working with the operations and credit teams to develop new processes and ways of working to drive efficiencies and maximise working capital
Occasionally attending meetings at other business offices

This is a great opportunity to develop your credit management career with the UK's largest independent engineering and inspection business through a period of significant growth and transformation.

What makes BES Group a great place to work?
We genuinely care. It's basic, human instinct that runs through every person that works at BES Group. Knowing we always do the best job we can with absolutely no compromise means everything.

If you work for us, you will get the below and, so much more:

A competitive salary starting from £27,000 (depending on experience)
Development opportunities across the business
Discretionary annual company bonus and yearly salary review
A flexible working approach, the role will be in Manchester city centre with home based working available (you must have suitable Wi-Fi, and provide your own office set up)
25 days leave per year plus bank holidays (and an extra day off on your birthday to celebrate you)
Shiny new Surface Pro
Access to lots of discounts and benefits via our company benefits portal including; retail, fitness, holiday and cinema discounts
The support of a superb employee assistance programme
Up to 10% pension

What experience do I need?

Our team consists of the best Finance team members, we should know, we trained them You will have significant experience within a Credit Control Team and will be looking for your next step up within Accounts and Finance, along with having the right attitude, aptitude and appetite for what we do.

Keeping Britain Safe.

You will:

Significant experience within a credit control role
Be confident, with an excellent telephone manner
Have strong IT skills and an aptitude for learning new systems swiftly (having strong Excel skills and other MS packages would also be an advantage)
Be proactive and tenacious in your approach to cash collection and query resolution
Be commercially minded, with an ability to build a positive rapport with both internal and external customers
Be able to work to strict deadlines and comfortable in a target driven environment
Well organised and selfmotivated with an ability to prioritise tasks
Have strong analytical skills
Knowledge of implementing new processes and systems

We want to inspire everyone to see how important safety is and we expect the same from our people.

And if you're on the same page as us about that and you've got the right skills, experience and attitude, you'll fit right in.

Simple. We're all about diversity and inclusion and that means we want our people to be themselves. We're delighted to be an equal opportunities employer and that will never change

**BES Group, Your Trusted Advisor.