Credit Controller

Recruiter
Meridian Business Support
Location
Exeter
Posted
18 May 2018
Closes
17 Jun 2018
Job role
Accountant
Credit Controller Exeter Competitive salary

Are you a credit controller with excellent ability with Excel and possibly an AAT qualification or a desire to start AAT? If you are keen to utilise your credit control skills within a innovative and highly successful organisation based in Exeter, please read more. The Role

To maintain the accounts receivable ledger following the company’s credit control procedures and processes. To ensure cash is collected and customer account queries are resolved in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities

* Full responsibility of maintaining the accounts receivable ledger.

* Daily allocation of receipts against customer accounts from customer remittances, receipts received on the bank statement and credit card receipts.

* Resolving customer invoice queries minimising overdue balances on accounts.

* Maintaining and reconciling accounts where customers have a self-billing arrangement.

* Maintaining and reconciling pro-forma accounts.

* Raising financial credit notes when requested through the accounts query process.

* Creating a monthly receipts forecast by week based on the month end aged debtors report and forecast sales by customer.

* Updating the receipts forecast on a weekly basis for actual amounts received and actual ledger balances.

* Posting sales invoices which are not emailed to customers. Providing copy invoices when requested.

* Posting monthly statements of accounts which are not emailed to customers. Providing ad-hoc statements of account when requested by customers.

* Chasing overdue debts via telephone, email and more formal communications through to court action where necessary.

* Maintaining the suspended order report where relevant.

* Reviewing customer credit limits where necessary to include requesting updated trade references and checking Experian reports.

* Developing good working relations with the commercial teams internally and our customers’ accounts payable departments.

* Setting up new customer accounts on the ledger following the company’s process.

* Overseeing the petty cash tin.

* Paying in cheques from customers and collecting petty cash at the bank.

* Working alongside the Accounts Assistant regarding customer debit notes.

* Providing a good handover to the Accounts Assistant when taking annual leave. The ideal candidate will be professional both internally and externally. Experienced in working within a busy, time pressured finance team. Must work well as part of a team as well as using initiative to work competently alone.Experience AAT qualified desirable but not essential.

To succeed

* Experience of working in a Credit Controller role is essential.
* Excellent ability with Maths and English
* Excel skills
* AAT desirable but not essential

This is a great opportunity to work with a market leading global organisation based in Exeter.

Meridian Business Support is acting on behalf of our Client as a Recruitment Agency

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