Credit Controller

Job Description An experienced Credit Controller is required covering maternity leave based near Bury St Edmunds. Your new company Hays Accountancy Finance are delighted to be supporting an organisation based near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk who offer flexible hybrid working in their search for an experienced interim credit controller for a 1-year contract. Your new role As an experienced credit controller, you will join a supportive team and an inspirational Credit Manager where you will manage your own portfolio of commercial clients and independent businesses, circa 600+ in the collection of outstanding payments. This will involve assisting with creating new customers, undertaking a credit check / risk assessment and working closely with the sales/operational and customer service teams in ensuring the correct invoices are raised with each order, and, if required, obtaining additional approval to release an order if the customer is close too, or over their credit limit. Your core duties will be to ensure smooth collection of payment, reconciling customer accounts, allocating cash, producing aged debtor reports and resolving invoice issues. This temporary credit control job has a strong customer relationship structure which will require regular contact by telephone in building customer relationships. Therefore, confident communication skills, both verbally and written, are essential along with a good level of Excel to review data. What you ll need to succeed You will have proven credit collection skills, ideally in a fast-paced business-to-business sector, managing larger corporate accounts as well as independent owner-managed businesses. You will be an excellent problem-solver regarding investigating invoice queries and possess strong negotiating skills in the collection of payment. You will be immediately available or at least be available by early May and able to commit to a 12-month contract. What you ll get in return The organisation offers a generous hybrid working pattern of 2 days in the office near Bury St Edmunds and 3 days working from home after a qualifying probation period with a salary of 30,500 and 27 days holidays plus bank holidays. What you need to do now If you re interested in this role, click apply now to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. # 4784182 Salary: GBP 30500 - 30500 per year

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