Credit Control

A people orientated friendly family run business based in the heart of Welwyn have a new opportunity for Credit controller with a passion for Customer Service to join their Head Office Team

Finance Assistant – Job Overview

• Undertake transaction processing of receipts and follow up any queries or problems
• Undertake manual PDQ processing and reconciling of control accounts relating to manual PDQ
• Process receipts from Netbanx and PayPal and to reconcile/ investigate differences
• Maintain and reconcile suspense control accounts including contacting customers to resolve any errors
• Efficiently investigate and resolve queries
• Process information from US agents to include sales orders, and to prepare a monthly cash reconciliation
• Process information from the companies Open Access third party system to include sales orders and to prepare monthly cash reconciliation
• Assist credit control in chasing outstanding debtors accounts by telephone, e-mail, fax and letter to ensure debts are paid within terms of credit, keeping overdue debt to its minimum
• Ensure Debtors ledgers are maintained and kept up to date, including regular clearance of invoices and credit notes, and investigating to a resolution on unallocated cash.
• Set up new customer accounts in the Financial and other systems including produce credit reports to enable credit limits to be set within defined limits.
• Report and manage debtor balances, dealing with queries and updating processes
• Manage the customer accounts checking purchase orders, allocating customer ID, validating statements and issuing manual invoices where errors are identified.
• Provide end of month reports to the Financial Accountant relating to debt collected, overdue balances and account reconciliations.
• Provide cover within the Accounts Receivable and Credit Control functions when necessary
• Maintenance of customer records, keeping accounts tidy and all information correct and up to date
• Authorise returns and where necessary raise the correct credit notes
• Vendor form completion so that we may open a credit account with another company
• Insolvencies, liquidations and bad debt resolution

Finance Assistant – Required Skills and Experience

• A hands-on approach with the ability and flexibility to cover all functions of the Accounts Receivable and Credit Control
• Demonstrable experience in a finance department with relevant qualifications in credit control, banking or an accounting environment
• Accurate accounting skills and record keeping for audit purposes. Showing meticulous attention to detail and thorough approach to problem solving.
• Experience of financial systems
• Effective communicator and have the ability to explain with confidence and accuracy, to colleagues and external business contacts in a way that is both informative and understandable

Finance Assistant – Benefits Offered

• £14.00 - £15.50ph
• 9am – 5pm  3 - 5 days per week
• 28 days holiday entitlement (pro rata)
• Onsite parking 

Thank you for your application.

Please note Lawrence Dean Recruitment is acting as an employment agency & business. 

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