Credit Controller - Finance Assistant
Core
Managing customer accounts, processing invoices, collecting payments, and resolving payment disputes for a growing family-owned business.
Role type
Finance Assistant (Sales Ledger & Credit Control)
Builds
Accurate sales ledger records, cash collection forecasts, and improved finance processes.
Domain
Finance / Accounts Receivable
Required skills
invoice processing, accounts reconciliation, debt collection, customer relationship management, payment plan negotiation, aged debt reporting, credit assessment, ERP system usage, Microsoft Office proficiency
Preferred skills
AAT studies, experience in both sales ledger and credit control, finance qualification pursuit
Technologies
Sage, SAP, Dynamics, Microsoft Office
Responsibilities
Processing and raising customer invoices and credit notes, maintaining accurate customer accounts and sales ledger records, allocating customer payments and investigating unallocated cash, reconciling the sales ledger and issuing customer statements, proactively managing outstanding debt and chasing overdue payments, building relationships with customers to resolve invoice queries and payment disputes, negotiating payment plans and escalating problematic accounts, supporting aged debt reporting, cash collection forecasts and month-end processes, assessing new customer credit applications and assisting with credit limits, working closely with Sales and Customer Operations to resolve issues affecting payment, identifying opportunities to improve existing finance processes, systems and procedures
Seniority
Junior to Mid-level, hands-on IC