Credit Controller / Accounts Receivable

Your new company:
You will be joining a rapidly growing business in a newly created role. This is a permanent position, working from the company's offices based in central Leatherhead.

Your new role:
Working as part of a small finance team, you will be working alongside one other credit controller to ensure that payments are collected, and that aged debt is kept to a minimum. This role will be approx. 70% collections duties and 30% accounts receivable tasks. These will include:

• Producing accurate invoices on a monthly basis (a lot of this process is automated)
• Taking ownership of your own ledger of accounts and keeping aged debt to a minimum
• Chasing due and overdue payments by telephone and email
• Working with the customer and internal colleagues to resolve any issues or disputes that may be delaying payment
• Running regular aged debt reports
• Organising your own working day to ensure aged debt and cash collection targets are hit
• Providing high levels of customer service, while still ensuring that payments are collected inline with agreed terms
• Keeping customer accounts accurately updated and reconciled

What you'll need to succeed:
You will be a skilled credit controller who has a proven track record of securing payments and successfully keeping aged debt levels to a minimum. You will be able to deal with customers in a professional and sensitive way, whilst still ensuring that payments are collected. This job will utilise your excellent communication skills, strong numeric ability and your organisational skills.

What you'll get in return:
Competitive salary (basic) plus quarterly bonus (based on own targets)
25 days holiday + bank holidays + birthday off
On-site parking and good public transport links
Health insurance
Supportive, friendly team environment, working within a growing business.

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