Credit Controller - Solihull, United Kingdom - Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd

Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd

Verified Company

Solihull, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

At Britvic we're on a journey to become the most dynamic soft drinks company.

As one of the UK's leading players in the FMCG market we pride ourselves on setting high standards, being courageous and pushing ourselves to think outside the bottle.

We offer consumers a range of family favourite and global premium brands such as Robinsons, Tango, J20, R Whites & London Essence.

We exist to help people enjoy life's everyday moments.

This role sits within a team of 5 credit controllers To effectively and efficiently manage a ledger of customer accounts.

In the role you will proactively communicate with customers to collect cash within terms, Drive resolution of invoice queries to ensure customers pay on time & engage with business partners to promote professional credit management.

Key Responsibilities:

Raise all invoice queries in the internal query tool as well as raising in customers' portals within set SLAs.
Take ownership of the root cause of invoice queries by actively engaging with stakeholders to identify and implement solutions.
Work closely with supply chain and sales to proactively identify potential issues that may affect sales orders and to effectively manage any orders on hold quickly and efficiently in line with the credit policy balancing risk and customer relationships.
Work closely with the Credit Analyst to assess credit risk; providing sales history and payment pattern information to enable an effective review.
Regularly communicate with the sales organisation regarding any overdue payments and outstanding queries to drive resolution and improve cash inflow.
Provide information to customers as required to enable them to reconcile to their accounts payable systems.
Feed into the cash forecasting process, providing intelligence on payment promises, payment patterns and custom to achieve accuracy targets.
Drive change, embrace new initiatives, positively supporting the department in change and innovation.
Effectively monitor compliance against the Credit Insurance Policy; advising the Credit Analyst if any notifiable event and ensuring orders reviewed and approved if outside of the Maximum Extension Period (MEP).

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:

Experience of managing accounts and visiting customers to drive process improvement and cash collection.
Experience in assisting with identifying root causes for invoice queries
Good presentation skills, able to communicate well at a senior level internally and with customers.
Working knowledge of an ERP system preferably SAP.
Experience of using MS Office Power point and Excel work packages
Good understanding of basic accounting and VAT principles.
Excellent written and oral communication skills

We believe we are stronger together and that's why we're committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees.

We know that by building a truly inclusive environment where everyone feels celebrated, safe and respected - diversity and wellbeing will naturally thrive