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Credit Controller

  • Location: Worksop
  • Salary: £23000 - £25000 per annum + Free, on-site parking, Hybrid working
  • Job Type:Temporary

Posted about 1 year ago

  • Sector: Finance
  • Contact: Clerical Temp
  • Contact Email: sheffield@sharpconsultancy.com
  • Duration: 12 Months FTC
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Expiry Date: 07 April 2023
  • Job Ref: LEK38934_1678295733
Sharp Consultancy are pleased to be working in partnership with one of the world's leading businesses in their sector. This is a large corporate organisation that employs over 25,000 staff in the UK alone. They are looking to make an addition of a Credit Controller on a contract basis for 12 months. This role is based at their Financial Shared Service Centre in Worksop, that employs over 150+ accountancy and finance professionals.
We are expecting a salary of up to £25,000 depending on experience.

Key responsibilities of this role include, but not exclusive to:
* Chasing customer payments in line with payment terms to minimise bad debt
* Handling of interactions received into Credit Control ensuring all requests are completed and successfully resolved.
* Work to weekly outbound phone targets set by team leader
* To assist in working with the team to minimise Overdue Debt and maximise cash collections
* Work proactively to identify customer disputes at an early stage in the collection cycle to assist with minimising outstanding debt. Including relevant escalations to the appropriate personnel.
* Creating and categorising outbound service requests using an internal ticketing system.
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:
* Experience of using relevant accountancy software (desirably SAP)
* Experience of working on Microsoft package (Excel and Word)
* Previous/current experience of working in a finance team environment
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to work well under pressure
* Experience of managing multiple customer accounts to effectively minimise outstanding debt.
* Investigation and questioning skills required to fully investigate any Disputes/Queries where required.

This a perfect opportunity for someone who has experience of an Accounts Receivable/Credit Control background, who is looking for their next move in a similar role, working for a large, well-established business with lots of opportunity for growth and development. If you are interested in the opportunity outlined above, please apply at your earliest inconvenience in order to avoid disappointment.

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function, from finance administrators through to senior Finance Director appointments. Please visit our website www.sharpconsultancy.com for more information on accountancy jobs or accountancy recruitment; finance jobs or finance recruitment.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within seven days please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.