15 Month Maternity Cover Contract
Based at the head office, Macclesfield, Cheshire the main purpose of this role is to administer and maintain the Sales Ledger and Credit Control function, ensuring UK and international customers pay promptly, liaising with internal and external customers to maximise cash flow and minimise queries, losses, and risk.
The duties: Perform credit control duties including and covering, but not limited to: -
Managing the sub-contract construction ledger specialised paperwork, payment allocations, and retention payment periods
Using a firm but fair approach to ensure customers pay within agreed payment terms, communicating via telephone and email
Liaise with customers, Customer Services and Sales to log and manage account disputes
Manage held order queues, corresponding with customers, Customer Services, and Sales to ensure all orders are released according to required time frames, payment terms, and credit limits
Familiarity with the principals, functions and websites of credit insurers and credit reference agencies
Set, maintain and revise credit limits
Liaise with Insolvency Practitioners and solicitors where necessary
Attend weekly meetings with key stake holders providing up-to-date notes on status of overdue accounts and disputes
Administer and maintain Sales Ledgers including, but not limited to: -
Record, post, and allocate daily customer receipts received by bank transfer, bank card and cheque
Manage customer receipt queries and remittance processing
Weekly reconciliation of receipts received and posted
Liaise with Customer Services to report and manage proforma invoice payments
New account application processing (including credit reference review and credit insurance applications) and new account creation
Maintenance of existing accounts
Manage team email inboxes correspondence, responding to or forwarding emails where applicable
Month end reporting duties
Provide holiday and other absence cover and general back up and support, for example, at busy times, for other colleagues within the Accounts Department
The ideal candidate will have:
Ability to learn and adapt to using new systems quickly
Clear, concise, professional written and verbal (telephone/face-to-face) communication
Intermediate competency in the use of Excel (inc. pivot tables/lookups/sumifs)
Experience of working within a Finance department
Customer service orientated aptitude
Strong numeracy, organisation, administration, and problem-solving skills
Comfortable working in a fast-paced office environment delivering to deadlines
Active team player capable of working under your own initiative
Personal qualities
Confident, positive, enthusiastic, organised, focused Finance professional
Able to listen attentively and interpret instructions effectively
Considerate to and with others
Work with a good attention to detail taking pride in work produced
Self-assured when dealing with challenging situations
What they offer
Competitive salary
26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (4-5 days saved for Christmas)
Additional annual leave purchase scheme (up to 5 days)
Birthday Holiday
Employee Benefits Platform which includes:-
Group life insurance and death in service
Company Pension contribution
Occupational Health Services
Discounted Gym Membership
Free parking on all sites
Employee Assistance Programme
24/7 free confidential advice
Discounted high street shopping
Cycle to work scheme
Please submit your CV for immediate consideration. (phone number removed)
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