Overview
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At BES Group, we pride ourselves on being the leading end to end risk management solutions provider in the UK and Ireland. This means it’s our job to help keep our customers’ assets legally compliant, operational and, above all else, safe. We’re able to achieve this with a team of only the very best, most talented people.
Our Finance Team is a core function, managing a wide range of responsibilities including financial accounting, management accounting, finance business partnering, credit control, tax, treasury and payroll. We have an exciting opportunity for a Credit Controller to join our brilliant team. You’ll offer previous Credit Control experience and have the drive and desire to have a successful career in Finance. You will communicate confidently and effectively as you will be working with a variety of amazing people from across our business. You will be an experienced Excel user and offer strong numerical and problem solving skills, as well as being adept at financial systems and processes.
As a proficient Credit Control professional who isn’t afraid of a challenge, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your credit management career with the UK’s largest independent engineering and inspection business during a period of significant growth and transformation.
Responsibilities
* Chase payment of outstanding invoices by telephone and email from brokers/direct clients
* Allocate payments and take customer card payment over the telephone
* Investigate and resolve customer queries
* Produce and issue monthly customer statements
* Investigate unidentified and unallocated payments received
* Work collaboratively with other teams within the business to achieve results
* Use invoicing portals/web based platforms to monitor payments and upload invoices
* Escalate problem accounts through the appropriate channels
* Weekly Ledger reviews with P&L Lead and business partner
* Maintain weekly reports and provide accurate feedback in a timely manner
* Maintain accurate customer contact records
What you will get
* A starting salary between £26,000 - £32,000 (depending on experience)
* A flexible working approach, based in Manchester city centre with some home based working available
* Up to 10% pension contribution
* 2 x life cover
* Enhanced maternity / adoption leave
* Annual salary review
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Birthday holiday entitlement
* Christmas Eve holiday
* Buy and sell holiday scheme
* Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
* Employee benefits portal discounts
* Health and wellbeing support via Employee Assistance Programme
* Company-wide volunteering scheme
* Fundraising support for your chosen charity
To join our team, you will need
* Significant previous experience within a credit control role
* Intermediate Excel skills and knowledge of other MS packages
* Confidence with an excellent telephone manner
* Commercially minded with the ability to build positive rapports with internal and external customers
* Comfortable in a target driven environment with the ability to meet deadlines
* Proactive and tenacious in cash collection and query resolution
* Well organised and self-motivated with the ability to prioritise tasks
Ideally you will also
* Experience or exposure to the insurance broker market or similar field (desirable)
* Hold or be working towards CICM qualification (desirable)
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We want you to be you
Our focus on diversity, equality and inclusion is here to stay. We’re a Real Living Wage employer and support the Armed Forces Covenant.
Go for it! If you don’t meet every point above, you may still be the right fit. Please apply with a CV or LinkedIn profile. Successful candidates will complete relevant background checks.
BES Group, where our people and our customers come before everything else.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Accounting/Auditing and Finance
Industries
* Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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