15 Month Maternity Cover Contract

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Based at the head office, Macclesfield, Cheshire the main purpose of this role is to administer and maintain the Sales Ledger and Credit Control function, ensuring UK and international customers pay promptly, liaising with internal and external customers to maximise cash flow and minimise queries, losses, and risk.

The duties: Perform credit control duties including and covering, but not limited to: -

• Managing the sub-contract construction ledger specialised paperwork,andnbsp; payment allocations, and retention payment periods



• Using a firm but fair approach to ensure customers pay within agreed payment terms, communicating via telephone and email



• Liaise with customers, Customer Services and Sales to log and manage account disputes



• Manage held order queues, corresponding with customers, Customer Services, and Sales to ensure all orders are released according to required time frames, payment terms, and credit limits



• Familiarity with the principals, functions and websites of credit insurers and credit reference agencies



• Set, maintain and revise credit limits



• Liaise with Insolvency Practitioners and solicitors where necessary



• Attend weekly meetings with key stake holders providing up-to-date notes on status of overdue accounts and disputes

Administer and maintain Sales Ledgers including, but not limited to: -

• Record, post, and allocate daily customer receipts received by bank transfer, bank card and cheque



• Manage customer receipt queries and remittance processing



• Weekly reconciliation of receipts received and posted



• Liaise with Customer Services to report and manage proforma invoice payments



• New account application processing (including credit reference review and credit insurance applications) and new account creation



• Maintenance of existing accounts



• Manage team email inboxes correspondence, responding to or forwarding emails where applicable



• Month end reporting duties



• Provide holiday and other absence cover and general back up and support, for example, at busy times, for other colleagues within the Accounts Department

The ideal candidate will have:

• Ability to learn and adapt to using new systems quickly



• Clear, concise, professional written and verbal (telephone/face-to-face) communication



• Intermediate competency in the use of Excel (inc. pivot tables/lookups/sumifs)



• Experience of working within a Finance department



• Customer service orientated aptitude



• Strong numeracy, organisation, administration, and problem-solving skills



• Comfortable working in a fast-paced office environment delivering to deadlines



• Active team player capable of working under your own initiative

Personal qualities

• Confident, positive, enthusiastic, organised, focused Finance professional



• Able to listen attentively and interpret instructions effectively



• Considerate to and with others



• Work with a good attention to detail taking pride in work produced



• Self-assured when dealing with challenging situations

What they offer

• Competitive salary



• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (4-5 days saved for Christmas)



• Additional annual leave purchase scheme (up to 5 days)



• Birthday Holiday



• Employee Benefits Platform which includes:-