Credit Controller

Salary: £18,000-£26,000

Location: Bessels Green

Hours: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm



*** Looking for recent Finance Graduates who are looking to further their career, no experience necessary ***



Overview:

Responsible for the collection of monies due from our appointed agents, within credit terms in order to deliver and achieve department, team and individual targets. Lead by growth targets set out in the Group Finance Business Plan. To minimise the Credit Risk to MISL through pro-active Credit Control & prompt highlighting of problem intermediaries.



Why work for us?

* 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* 5% pension contribution scheme
* 1 day's paid leave to volunteer per year
* Lifestyle discounts (discounts with over 5,000 shops, restaurants and other retailers)
* Health care cash plan (cash back on everyday healthcare such as dental and optical)
* Life assurance 4 x annual salary



Responsibilities:

* Work within the parameters of the agreed business plan for Group Finance
* Work within agreed processes in order to deliver the business plan in line with the Group Finance policy
* Provide support to the Credit Control Team Leader by ensuring delivery of own & team performance against agreed objectives, KPI's and SLA's
* Build, maintain and strengthen business relationships with external and internal contacts via pro-active open communication
* To reconcile complex statements & bordereau's, either manually or by way of auto reconciliation tools
* Able to unravel and solve old queries relating to statement and bordereau's to reduce the older debtors on I90 and Landscape.
* Carry out administration and utilisation of diaries and system driven reports. Issuing cheque payments to intermediaries
* To investigate historical aged debt which may require some detailed re-work of reconciliations.
* Consider Credit Risk to MISL at all times and refer to Credit Control Team Leader any intermediary considered to be a concern.
* Adherence and enforcement of MISL Credit Terms to ensure prompt collection of premiums thus improving operational cash flow by means of making and responding to telephone calls, fax, email and letter.
* Identification, investigation and resolution of account queries.
* Working on the Zenith, Zenith Marque, and Markerstudy books of business within MISL, using three software systems, I90, Landscape and Quotall.
* Identification of intermediaries who make no payment or an inadequate payment and therefore taking effective actions to ensure future compliance or if a constant offender, referral to the Credit Control Team Leader for escalation action

Qualifications:



* Good work ethic and real enjoyment of a credit control role
* Keen eye for detail
* Dynamic
* Team player
* Methodical approach
* Good Microsoft Excel and Word skills
* Able to work off own initiative
* Hunger to reduce debt