Credit Controller

 

Main characteristics

Location

Halifax, West Yorkshire

Company

Castle Employment

Salary

£26000 - £28000/annum

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Accounting / Financial / Insurance

Job summary

A well-known and reputable services business near to Halifax, is recruiting a Credit Controller to join their fast-paced finance team. On offer is a salary of up to £28,000, alongside excellent benefits. Within a commutable distance of both Halifax and Huddersfield, this is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic business. The company offer real opportunities to develop and progress with the chance to develop into a senior role over time and to learn from an extremely experienced and personable Credit Manager.

This is an end-to-end credit-based role where building up relationships and providing excellent customer service is key. The role is focused on intercompany balance reconciliations, creation of new customer accounts and escalating debts to debt collection agencies if required.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Credit Controller to join a leading business who will offer the successful candidate a full training and development programme from the start.

Reporting into the Credit Manager, key responsibilities for the Credit Controller will include:

Building relationships to ensure cash collection on a day to day basis, both over the phone and via email
Dealing with queries and any problematic accounts
Checking company credit scores and reviewing applications
Setting up terms and conditions of credit
Working towards clear collection targets and processes
Daily posting and allocating of receipts, bank reconciliation and processing of sales invoices
Weekly sales reconciliation and month-end reporting
External reporting
Managing the month end close process for accounts receivableThe successful Credit Controller will have an excellent telephone manner with strong customer service and negotiation skills and will have proven experience within all aspects of the credit control process.

To be successful in this Credit Controller role, individuals will ideally:

Have previous end to end credit control experience (3-5 years)
Be able to work towards targets and deadlines whilst retaining a high level of customer service
Have strong IT skills and will be comfortable with Excel
Be enthusiastic, confident and keen to learn new skills
Be able to work in a fast paced, ever changed environment
Be competent with Microsoft Excel, including VLOOKUPS and Pivot Tables


Castle Employment Group is an award-winning recruitment company based in Scarborough, Leeds and York. With over 50 years of experience, we deliver a market leading service building long-term relationships with our candidates. We offer an honest, straightforward approach, tailored to deliver exactly what our candidates need.

Castle Employment provides temporary, permanent and contract employment opportunities throughout Yorkshire and the UK. Our highly experienced team of consultants are all specialists within their field of recruitment and have a thorough understanding and knowledge of their roles ensuring that they can deliver a perfect match for your career aspirations.

At Castle Employment Group, we recognise and appreciate the value of high-quality candidates - so only right that we reward the people who introduce them to us. Simply refer a friend to us, and if we find them a temporary or permanent position we will reward you with a shopping voucher to spend on yourself.

Due to the high volume of candidates that apply for our applications, we are unable to get in touch with every application. Therefore, if you haven't heard from one of our consultants within 7 days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful