Credit Controller

Credit Controller - Sheffield/Chesterfield - Excellent opportunity, £22,000 per annum

Your new company
Your new company is in the private sector supporting 5 different sites across the UK.

Your new role
Our client is seeking a credit controller to work with debtors to ensure both private and insured debt is collected in a timely manner, whilst also maintaining aged debtors in an orderly manner.

You will be responsible for all private debt across the group, with the first 6 months primarily being focused on aged debt.
You will be dealing with clients and insurers on a daily basis, utilising strong administrative skills to to maintain documentation and filing on outstanding debtors.

Key Accountabilities:

• Responsible for all private debt across the Group; in the first instance focus will be purely on aged debt ie 6months+
• Dealing with queries from insurers and clients on a daily basis, both by telephone and correspondence.
• Maintaining files on outstanding debtors and keeping filing up to date on a daily basis
• Reviewing accounts and preparing details to be passed to collection agencies, where appropriate, maintaining close contact with collection agencies until resolution
• Monitoring outstanding accounts and where necessary liaising with other internal departments to facilitate prompt payment
• Sending out reminder letters and where necessary escalating to legal action/senior management.
• Prepare write offs of a monthly basis for authorisation.
• Provide, at least monthly, updates to CFO's on debt relating to their particular facility

What you'll need to succeed
You will have a good knowledge of credit control practices (experience of business to customer credit control would be beneficial) and hold a resilient yet empathetic nature, as many clients that you will be working with will not only be debtors, but also be handling tough personal circumstances.

What you'll get in return
Salary: £22,000 per annum + benefits, 37 hours per week, weekdays
A friendly working atmosphere
Free local parking
22 days holiday + bank holiday

What you need to do now
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