Job Summary
Jackson Hogg are supporting a great business in Northumberland for their appointment of a credit controller in a busy team where you will be responsible for a dedicated ledger.
Responsibilities
* Proactively managing and collecting debts of company debtors for a portfolio of customers within the region. (ule)
* Evaluating new credit requests and reviewing the credit limits of customers.
* Ensuring timely collection of debts and initiating legal procedures if necessary.
* Negotiating and preparing repayment plans.
* Processing reconciliations and cleaning up of the customer accounts.
* Booking the incoming customer payment of several currencies, ensuring the cash allocated daily and reconciled into the appropriate accounts.
* Processing the month-end bank reconciliations.
* Preparing customer statements, client status reports and any other relevant information as required.
* Conducting regular debtor review meetings with key stakeholders where needed.
* Maintaining strong customer relationships and responding to internal and external queries in a timely manner.
* Carrying out adhoc analysis work for the wider finance team.
Requirements
* At least 3 years' experience of working within a similar credit control team environment.
* Fluency in English is essential. Additional European languages would be desirable.
* A good working knowledge of all Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel.
* A good working knowledge of AX Dynamics and/or SAP.
* Strong communication skills, with the ability to work well with teams across multiples offices and countries.
* A social personality to be able to work well in a team environment, as well as individually.
* Confident and assertive, whilst also being patient and friendly to all customers and employees.
* Strong attention to detail, with the ability to investigate issues and provide good solutions to problem areas.
* Good planning and organization skills, able to deal with multiple priorities and juggle a busy workload