Credit Controller
Saxham, Suffolk
Job Overview
We are looking for a resilient, highly articulate Credit Controller who excels at turning difficult conversations into successful outcomes. In this role, you won’t just be sending payment reminders, you will be managing sensitive customer interactions, navigating challenging pushbacks, and taking decisive action on overdue accounts, up to and including working with solicitors and instructing legal proceedings.
If you have exceptional interpersonal tact, a firm yet fair professional demeanour, and total confidence under pressure, we want to hear from you. Ideally the successful candidate will possess a CICM qualification, however, if you have extensive experience in the above, please still apply!
Salary
Competitive, dependent on experience.
Plus benefits, plus potential discretionary bonus.
Shifts Available
Day shift (40 hours per week): Monday to Friday (08:30 – 17:00)
This includes a 30 minute unpaid break.
Benefits
Competitive salaries and annual salary reviews
Performance appraisals and annual bonus scheme
Opportunity for overtime (subject to job role)
Additional opportunities for training and development
Contributory pension scheme (5%)
Life insurance
Length of service rewards
Private medical healthcare
Two weeks sick pay allowance (after 5 years’ service)
Five additional days holiday after 12 months’ service
Specsavers vouchers to those that specifically require it for their role
Employee Assistance Programme
Duties & Responsibilities
- Coordinate collection procedures for collecting overdue monies, including escalation with third party collection where required
- Liaise and coordinate with Solicitors/Legal representatives and appropriate enforcements with regards to legal recovery of outstanding monies
- Coordinate outstanding debts, keeping track of assigned accounts and outstanding debts
- Reconcile customer disputes as they pertain to payment or outstanding balances that are due
- Provide customer service regarding collection issues, process customer refunds, process and review account adjustments, resolve client discrepancies and short payments
- Seek authorisation for new accounts, assess the account and authorise the increase / decrease of credit limits as and when required
- Enlist the efforts of sales and senior management when necessary to accelerate the collection process
- Communicate and follow up effectively with the Sales Department regarding customer accounts on a timely basis
- Establish and maintain effective and cooperative working relationships with Sales and customers who have complex/temperamental requirements
- Attend all training courses as and when required
- Follow all safe systems of work at all times. Identify and report any shortcomings that become apparent whilst undertaking tasks or if the tasks change or new activities are undertaken. Liaise with the HS&E Department to ensure such risks are assessed and procedures amended as necessary
- Actively engage in the identification of risks within the workplace and the subsequent assessment development of suitable safe systems of work. When necessary, intervene to prevent breaches of health and safety and/or report as necessary
- Follow the requirements of the Company Quality Management Systems, policies and procedures to help achieve a quality product for the customer and reduce the non-conformances
- Follow the requirements of the Company Environmental Management System to assist the Company’s objective to reduce the detrimental effect on the environment by way of waste management and any other areas to improve the environmental impact.
Experience
- Background in a similar position is necessary.
If you prefer, you can download and complete the Job Application Form below in Word or PDF format and send it back to us. We look forward to hearing from you!
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AJN Steelstock is one of the UK’s leading steel stockholders operating from two sites in Kentford, Suffolk and Henstridge, Somerset. We have an outstanding reputation for service and reliability and are proud of our continued inclusion in the Sunday Times PwC Top Track 250 League Table and the London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain’.
