Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring all group receivables are paid promptly
• Credit Limits and Risk Management
• Preparation of weekly debtors report for all group companies
• Preparation of the monthly sales report
• Daily cash management reporting and ensuring that all receipts are correctly processed at branch level
• Reviewing and approving credit limits and risk management for customers
• Analyse customer financial statements using credit scoring software
• Review and prepare customer credit notes for Director approval
• Issue credit notes when approved
• In conjunction with company stakeholders, prepare and initiate legal action
• Continually review internal processes to effect improvement
• Ensuring the timely completion of all internal and statutory reporting to meet reporting deadlines
• Other administration and accounting tasks as required

Person Specification – Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Accounting and Systems

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the same or similar role
• Extensive experience of computerised accounting systems, preferably Sage 50
• Highly proficient Microsoft Office user

Analytical Skills

• Ability to ‘think outside the box’ and recognize potential credit risks to the business
• Ability to deliver objective, accurate, high quality reports to deadlines
• Ability to recognise and interpret insolvency warning signs in customers
• Spreadsheet manipulation skills and aptitude for using Excel
• A meticulous and methodical approach
• Accuracy and attention to detail are absolute requirements to be successful in this role

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Good organisational and inter-personal skills Able to communicate both verbally and in the written form effectively at all levels within a large organisation and with customers Self-motivated and a consistent performer if under pressure Experience of supervising a team Flexible approach to work Must have a “can do attitude”