Credit Control / Accounts Assistant

ASHBROOK Ltd - Congleton; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading machinery hire company in Congleton is seeking an experienced Credit Controller to manage accounts and ensure timely payments. The successful candidate will demonstrate proficiency in credit control, support the accounts team, and manage customer account activities. Key skills include strong attention to detail, proficiency in SAGE & MS Office, and effective communication. Apply with CV and cover letter detailing credit control experience.

Qualifications

• Proven Credit Control experience is mandatory.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy required.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Confirm customer account balances for payment.
• Maintain accurate credit control records.
• Manage monthly credit control cycle.

Skills

Credit Control experience

Confident and polite telephone manner

Attention to detail

Team player

Independent workload planning

Proactive with procedures

Experience with SAGE & MS Office

Tools

SAGE

MS Office

Job description

ASHBROOK, a family–run, market–leading plant, access & agricultural machinery hire company with supporting specialist transport division. Reporting to the Group Accounts Manager, you will join an accounts team of 6 people, who are responsible for administrating the daily finance activities of the business.

Skills:

• Proven Credit Control experience.
• Confident and polite telephone manner.
• Must have excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• A team player, who communicates well with others.
• Ability to work independently and plan own workload.
• Proactive, but with the ability to follow agreed company procedures.
• Experience of working with SAGE & MS Office.

Duties to include:

• Ringing customers to confirm that account balances are both correct and passed for payment.
• Maintain accurate credit control / customer records.
• Managing the monthly credit control cycle.
• Conduct customer credit limit reviews.
• Posting daily cash to Sage.
• Processing card payments.
• Processing GoCardless direct debits.
• Process and set up new customer accounts.
• Processing of purchase invoices digitally on the bespoke system.
• Monitor and control the flow of digital purchase invoices
• Reconcile supplier statements to the purchase ledger.

The role will include other admin tasks as required, and develop to include supplier payments, bank reconciliations and other tasks in support of the accounts team.

Credit control is a key part of this role, and the successful candidate must be able to demonstrate proven experience and aptitude in this area.

Please apply with CV and covering letter to include details of credit control experience.