Credit Controller

Henry Schein Inc; Gillingham; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care product company in Gillingham is seeking a Credit Controller responsible for managing cash collection and sales ledger accounts. The ideal candidate will have previous credit control experience, strong communication skills, and familiarity with the UK legal system for debt recovery. This role offers competitive salary and benefits including a hybrid working culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday

Life Insurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Subsidised gym membership

Access to Health & Wellbeing Apps

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Previous credit control experience is crucial.
• Knowledge of UK legal system for debt recovery is advantageous.
• GCSE equivalent or relevant previous experience preferred.
• Proficient knowledge of Excel is essential.

Responsibilities

• Administer cash collection and sales ledger accounts.
• Communicate daily with customers for payment updates.
• Liaise with internal sales and finance personnel.
• Handle external agencies regarding debt collection.

Skills

Credit control experience

Knowledge of UK legal system for debt recovery

Knowledge of Excel

Experience with JD Edwards and Salesforce

Education

GCSE equivalent or relevant previous experience

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Credit Controller

Department: AR - Finance

Reports To: AR Supervisor

Location: Gillingham, Kent

Overview:

Responsibility for the administration & cash collection of trading company sales ledger accounts.

Job Responsibilities:

The role holder will be expected to be responsible for the following:

• Cash collection & administration of sales ledger accounts relating to specific business units or customer type. The job holder will be expected to manage & prioritise their workload on a day-to-day basis and responsibilities will extend to proposing any course of action to resolve issues on accounts & achieve collection targets.
• Daily communication with customers to ensure regular payments are made and accounts are kept up to date, in line with Company requirements.
• Liaison & communication with internal sales & finance personnel as required to maintain an accurate position on the ledger accounts.
• Liaison with outside agencies which may include leasing /finance companies and banks, tracing & collection agents, solicitors, and liquidators as appropriate or deemed necessary.
• Assist with other functions & requirements across the department as may be requested by the Supervisor or AR Manager from time to time.

Job Skills & Experience Required:

To succeed in this role, you’ll need the following:

• Previous credit control experience
• Knowledge of the UK legal system relating to debt recovery would be advantageous, but training can be arranged.
• GCSE equivalent or relevant previous experience
• Knowledge of Excel. Word useful and any prior experience of JD Edwards system and Salesforce would also be an advantage, but training can be provided.

Person Specification:

We believe the type of person best suited to this role will:

• Work at a steady, even pace of activity
• Work at a large degree of predictability from one day to the next job activities are consistent, or even repetitious in nature, and results are repeatable
• Enjoy well-define processes and procedures exist to perform activities
• Be people-focused, while being reserved in nature helpful, "service" orientation
• Have a strong focus on repeatable, very high-quality results
• Be cautious, by the book, enjoy decision-making and examination of the facts,
• Communicate in a factual way,
• Be polite, and professional in nature
• Work in a team environment where people have worked together for long periods of time

Our benefits include:

• A competitive salary
• 25 days holiday a year, with ability to buy up to 5 days holiday each year
• Life Insurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Subsidised gym membership
• Access to Health & Wellbeing Apps
• Employee discounts
• A hybrid, flexible working culture

About Henry Schein:

At Henry Schein, our mission is to provide innovative, integrated health care products and services; and to be trusted advisors and consultants to our customers - enabling them to deliver the best quality patient care and enhance their practice management efficiency and profitability.

We know that our Team Schein Members (TSMs) are integral to bringing our mission to life and our success has been built on the commitment of Team Schein, a highly motivated and diverse group of professionals who are dedicated to meeting the needs of our customers. Every TSM shares a singular focus, fostering an environment that allows each of us to achieve our goals.

Henry Schein offers a diverse range of career opportunities, and we firmly believe that by fostering an environment built on ethics, open communications, mutual benefits, creativity, and recognition of the contributions of all TSMs—at all levels—we can help ensure that our best years are yet to come. As such, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and our integrated approach to diversity and inclusion ensures success by cultivating our Culture, recruiting, and retaining diverse Talent, supporting our Marketplace, and continuing our commitment to Society.

As a business we are committed to fulfilling our responsibilities as a Corporate Citizen, and we’ve been recognised for nine consecutive years by Ethisphere as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies.

Henry Schein is committed to the principle of equal opportunities in employment in all spheres of its operation. Henry Schein UK Holdingsstrives to operate a policy of equal opportunity and not discriminate against any person gender, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age or any other characteristic protected by law.