Credit Controller - Ipswich, United Kingdom - TIME Appointments Ltd

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Time Appointments are proud to be recruiting on behalf of a market leading local business who due to continued company growth, are currently seeking to appoint an experienced Credit Controller to join their Accounts Team.

The successful applicant will play a key part within the Accounts department, this position requires communicationwithcolleagues,otherdepartments,andimportantly,the clients'customers.

They are in need of an individual who brings a flexible approach to work,a good work ethic and great team spirit.


The main purpose of the role is responsibility for monitoring customer accounts, ensuring money is collected in line with terms, and overdue debts collected.

The person will place overdue accounts on hold as required, and review customer credit limits workingwith the Finance Director.
The person will liaise internally with the sales department, and regional sales managers as required on customer credit issues.


Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Pull through daily sales invoices, updating customer accounts for invoices raised the previous day.
  • Ensure customer accounts are reconciled, liaising with customers on payments which cannot be matched and following up on any invoices omitted from payments that could be in query
  • Update the company debtor listings each day after payments are allocated to keep an uptodate view on customer accounts
  • Monitor customer credit limits, obtaining information for credit limit reviews when required from customers, conducting credit checks
  • Contact customers to chase overdue debts, placing accounts on hold as required.
  • Passing details of customer invoice queries to sales office and liaising with customers on payment once resolved.
  • Taking payment for proforma orders, sending vat invoices to proforma customers
  • Produce monthly debtor reporting including debtor day statistics
  • Attend quarterly meetings with regional sales managers with Finance Director, discussing any collection concerns.

Skills & Experience:

  • Accounting/Finance background
  • Previous experience in a businesstobusiness credit control role 1 year minimum
  • Accuracy and strong attention to detail
  • Excellent numeracy and literacy
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Proven experience of working to deadlines
  • Ability to work within a fastpaced environment
  • Problem solving ability
  • Proven level of Computer literacy
  • Intermediate Microsoft Excel particularly


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