Credit Controller

OBU BSc Applied Accounting (ACCA); Glasgow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading higher education institution in Glasgow is seeking a Credit Controller to manage accounts, ensure debts are paid on time and maintain relationships with stakeholders. This role requires analytical skills and proficiency in Excel and offers a good opportunity for someone with entry-level experience in finance.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years Credit Control experience necessary.
• 1-2 years Credit Analyst experience necessary.

Responsibilities

• Carry out Creditsafe reports and update accounts.
• Ensure all debts are paid in line with agreed credit terms.
• Maintain and work to reduce debtor days.

Skills

Credit Control

Analytical Skills

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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SecuriGroup is currently looking to recruit a credit controller to join the expanding team in our Head Office in Glasgow City Centre.

Purpose

• Carryout Creditsafe reports and update accounts
• Understand credit agency information and supplier risk
• Achieve/reduce debtors’ day targets and understand credit risk
• Making sure upto date contracts are uploaded
• Ensure all debts are paid in line with agreed credit terms
• Allocate payments accurately
• Develop good working relationships with internal department/ stakeholders
• Communicate with AR and business development /clients /owners
• Identify issues quickly and escalate when required to resolve
• Develop and provide future cash predictions as and when requested
• Ensure all clients credit terms on Pegasus system reports are accurate
• As well as summarising the historic positions, identify future collections
• Work with legal teams
  
  

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Key Result Areas

• Daily Procedures and Month end processing
• You will have a specified group of accounts to work with
• Carryout Creditsafe reports and update accounts
• Making sure upto date contracts are uploaded
• Process receipts timeously and remittances allocated daily
• Maintain and work to reduce debtor days
• Ensure all clients are within credit terms
• Work with weekly and monthly targets
• Build good working relationships internally with clients/Acc Managers and Senior Management
• Report and escalate issues/queries to relevant department for resolution
• Identifying accounts at risk and showing concern
• Provide any information on potential bad debts
• Work closely with AR ensuring all accounts are reconciled
• Carryout any Adhoc duties as and when required
• Consistently look for processes to help improve procedures within the department which would be communicated to relevant departments for approval and implementation
• Work closely with Legal department
• Computer Skills:
• Pegasus and Rotaguard – Would be preferred but not essential as training will be given
• Microsoft – Excel - Spreadsheets, i.e. Using Vlookup, Pivot Tables is essential
  
  

BEHAVIOURS

• Understand aged debit and credit within customer ledgers
• Be pro-active reconciling accounts
• Ability to interact with all departments to resolve issues internally and for clients
• Open to learning and using the system to develop the C/C and A/R functions
• Confidentiality required when working with client list/ information
• Give cover for other members of the team while on holiday and sickness
  
  

Be confident, work on own initiative, be a team player

Knowledge Qualifictions Skills And Experience

• 1-2 years Credit Control experience necessary
• 1-2 years Credit Analyst experience necessary

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Higher Education

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