Credit Controller

Credit Controller | £32,000 - £36,000 | Preston + Hybrid | Great team and culture | Friendly and supportive management team

Axon Moore delighted to be partnering with a PE-backed business in Preston experiencing rapid growth as they recruit an experienced Credit Controller to take on a newly created, end-to-end role and take full ownership for their ledger. As such, this fantastic opportunity is well suited to established Credit Controllers looking to add value, implement processes and take on a fully autonomous role.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Ensure timely collection of customer receipts in line with agreed payment terms
• Accurate posting of receipts to assist with bank reconciliation process
• Ensuring credit limits and customer payment terms remain accurate on the system
• Building rapport with key customers to ensure cash collection targets are met
• Ensure all month end queries are cleared in a timely manner
• Regular review of credit reports and customer payment performance to ensure customer credit limits maintained
• Liaising with Group legal function where relevant to mitigate exposure to bad debt
• Collaborate with sales teams to ensure timely resolution of customer queries
• Review of customer credit applications to assess creditworthiness of potential new accounts
• Providing reports on accounts receivable analysis and potential exposure to overdue balances

Required Experience and Skills:

• At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role
• Able to build good working relationships
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good organisational and time-keeping skills
• High attention to detail and able to take ownership of their role
• Good IT and MS Excel skills