Credit Controller

Grafton Banks Finance are working with a rapidly growing commercial company with offices in Guildford to recruit a Credit Controller on a full time 12-month Fixed Term Contract. Reporting into the Credit Manager and working within a friendly team you will be responsible for following up with customers on outstanding balances and account queries, working with the Account Managers, Client Services and central finance team.

Duties and Responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring clients pay on time while also delivering first class customer service and building excellent relations with all clients, therefore maximising cash collection and reducing aged debt
• Ownership of predefined ledger split
• Updating the AR ledger with payments received and issuing updated account statements
• Regular review of AR ledgers
• Ensure all receipts have been posted and allocated
• Ongoing investigation into why old invoices are not paid / credit notes not cleared
• Reconciliation of accounts and consolidated invoices
• Inbox management - actioning and filing all inbound emails
• Accurate note keeping of communications regarding debtor invoices
• Assist with month end closing for the AR ledger
• Corresponding and responding to enquiries received from external and internal stakeholders within specified time frames
• Completing relevant vendor set-up forms
• Ensuring withholding tax certificates are received on time

The successful candidate will have previous practical working experience within Credit Control and Accounts Receivable. You will need to have excellent communication skills both verbal and written, Strong IT skills including Accounting software packages and Excel. You will need to work well within a team and sole charge, meet tight deadlines and work with attention to detail and accuracy.

For your experience you will be rewarded with a competitive salary and benefits package.

This is a 12-month FTC. Working Monday – Friday. Post the training programme hybrid working is on offer.