Credit Controller - 3m FTC

Role: Credit Controller – 3m FTC - German speaking would be highly beneficial

Location: Didsbury, Manchester

Pay: £25,000 - £27,000 (hourly rate equivalent) DOE

I am working with an award-winning international company based in Didsbury, Manchester to appoint a Credit Controller for a FTC basis for a 3 month period.

Key Responsibilities / Duties:                  

• Responsible for credit control of two overseas entities.
• Cash collection of outstanding debts via email and telephone.
• Maintaining contact with clients to ensure invoices are clear for payment.
• Prepare and issue customer statements.
• Credit risk assessments for existing customers (identifying potential risks and informing the relevant stakeholders).
• Working with client procurement departments to obtain purchase orders in a timely manner to enable prompt invoicing.
• Weekly and monthly debtor reporting to line manager and Directors.
• Daily posting of cash to accounts receivable system.
• Working with sales and finance departments to resolve issues and disputes.
• Account reconciliations.
• Building relationships with various internal and external stakeholders.
• Liaising with Receivable Finance provider in a timely manner to resolve any issues and respond to queries.
• Sales ledger to receivable finance ledger reconciliations.

Personal Attributes:

• At least 12 months experience in a Credit Control/Sales Ledger role
• Experience of working with international clients and multi-currency ledgers.
• Good use of IT, including Excel and accounting systems
• Good attention to detail.
• Strong influencing and negotiating skills and able to manage stakeholders and understand their requirements.
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively – written and verbally.
• Strong planning, organisation skills and time-management, consistently delivers to agreed deadlines.
• Proactive and tenacious.

For more information, please call Harriett Busby at Axon Moore.