Credit Controller

Workman LLP; Chorley; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Study support

Healthcare

Life insurance

Wellness programme

Birthday off

Job summary

Workman LLP in the United Kingdom is seeking a Credit Controller to manage arrears across a client portfolio of commercial, industrial, and retail properties. You will liaise with tenants by phone, email and letter, maintain accurate tenant records, and support treasury and accounts teams with reconciliations.

The role emphasizes proactive arrears management, reporting to Property Managers and clients, and development within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a credit control or collections role.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• A proactive, practical, and positive approach to work is required.
• Excellent, professional communication skills with the ability to build good working relationships with colleagues and clients.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with tenants by phone, email and letter.
• Maintain tenant databases with accurate details.
• Proactively contact tenants based on payment history.
• Regularly review daily bank downloads to assist Treasury with correct allocation of funds.
• Reconcile tenant accounts.
• Instruct collection agencies or legal action where authorized and follow through to completion.
• Support the smooth running of the credit control department.

Skills

Credit control

Excel

Communication

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the role

A Credit Controller who is responsible for managing arrears across a portfolio of clients, investing in diverse property portfolio’s consisting of commercial, industrial & retail properties.

The role will require working as part of a large team, maintaining regular and direct communication with the tenants within your portfolio to manage arrears on behalf of your clients, ensuring appropriate collection techniques are used.

You will be required to work closely with our accounts teams including Client Accountants, Treasury Clerks and Property Managers to provide a best in class service to our clients.

Day to day you'll

• Communication with tenants, by phone, email and letter
• Maintaining Tenant database’s with accurate details
• Proactively contacting tenants based on their payment history
• Regular review of daily bank downloads to assist Treasury teams with correct allocation of incoming funds
• Reconciliation of tenant accounts
• Instruct of collection agencies or legal action where authorized and follow through to completion
• Any other duties that will ensure the smooth running of the credit control department

What matters most in this role

Building and maintaining close professional relationships with tenants, and colleagues both within the accounting teams and the wider business is paramount to your success. Using your initiative will be encouraged.

The role requires reviewing and managing the arrears of a portfolio of client investments, and ensuring appropriate chasing and collection techniques are employed.

You will be required to produce arrears reports with analysis and present to Property Managers and clients as required.

To be successful in this role, you will require a high level of attention to detail, strong organisational, prioritisation and communication skills as well as good team working skills and a desire to learn and develop within your role.

What we expect of you

• Previous experience working in a similar credit control or collections role.
• Proficient in Microsoft package, particularly Excel
• A proactive, practical, and positive approach to work is required.
• Excellent, professional communication skills with the ability to build good working relationships with your colleagues, both within accounts and the wider business.

Why Workman

• Hybrid working to offer you a great work life balance, with a minimum of three days in the office.
• Core working hours to allow for added flexibility and helps ease your commute to the office.
• Study support
• Discretionary annual bonus and salary reviews.
• Healthcare, life insurance & wellness programme.
• Long service additional holidays, your birthday off and an extra day between Christmas and New Year.
• Lifestyle benefits to suit you: gym membership, cycle to work, buy and sell holiday to name just a few.
• Social events throughout the year including a firm wide Christmas party!
• Generous referral bonus.