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Reed Accountancy are currently assisting a growing organisation on the outskirts of Horsham in the recruitment of a proactive and experienced Credit Controller to join their finance team on a temp to perm basis. This role involves managing debtor ledgers across multiple entities, ensuring efficient credit control and maintaining strong relationships with customers to facilitate prompt payments. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounts receivable and a keen eye for detail.
Day-to-day of the role:- Manage communications with suppliers and customers regarding payments and credit control duties.
- Focus on the recovery of aged debt and maintain up-to-date records of debt status and reduction plans.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers to ensure timely settlement of monies owed.
- Partner with internal teams to manage customer relationships and foster a collaborative culture.
- Handle the opening of new supplier and customer accounts in the accounts ledger, ensuring that credit and payment terms are correctly set.
- Responsible for raising invoices, managing credit notes, and submitting invoices via customer invoicing portals.
- Resolve supplier and customer queries, match payments to invoices, and assist in managing inventory data, vendor payments, and accounts balances.
- Manage team email communications and oversee banking and cash management activities.
- Proven experience managing a debtors ledger and aged debt recovery, with knowledge of best recovery practices.
- High level of confidence in contacting customers directly to discuss late payments and potential resolutions.
- Experience in accounts receivable is essential; accounts payable experience is beneficial.
- Understanding of basic sales principles.
- Excellent attention to detail, quality, and accuracy.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Strong accounting systems experience
We are looking to shortlist candidates immediately, so apply now to avoid missing out!
