Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity on either a full or part time basis. The successful applicant will work within our friendly accounts team, with opportunities to further develop their current skills and experience.

The main duty is to ensure the timely collection of debts in accordance with our credit terms, whilst maintaining a strong relationship with our clients. Sage experience is essential.

Key Duties:

• Ensure the timely collection of debts in accordance with client credit terms
• Invoicing and preparing monthly valuations
• Contact clients using appropriate collection techniques to chase debtors (telephone, email and/or letter)
• To answer client queries and reconcile/allocate client accounts
• Review and update client records
• Send regular client statements
• Assist with monitoring debtors
• Take card payments directly from clients
• Communicate and liaise with department managers regarding debtors and invoicing requirements
• Produce debtors reports for analysis
• Initiate debt collection with debt agencies or solicitors if required
• General admin and ad hoc duties

Hours of work are Monday to Friday 08:30 to 17:00 for a full time position, although there can be some flexibility. For part time applicants hours will be negotiable at interview stage and salary pro rata to part time hours. This is an office based position, however there may be the possibility of some home working.

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• A professional telephone manner with an excellent standard of spoken and written English
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to meet deadlines and work in a pressurized environment
• Good IT skills (full training will be given on our in-house software and databases, with ongoing support from our in-house IT department)
• Experience using excel
• Sage experience essential
• Thorough with attention to detail
• Flexible and willing to learn and develop

Experience:

• accounting: 1 year (preferred)
• credit control: 2 years (required)