Credit Controller

JLA Limited; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 16,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite gym

Life assurance

Company pension scheme

Eye care vouchers

Cycle-to-work scheme

Staff benefits hub

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Job summary

JLA Limited is seeking an experienced Credit Controller to manage a portfolio of customers, pursue timely debt collection and maintain accurate records in a busy office.

Based at Ripponden with hybrid working (3 days in the office), the role includes cash forecasting, logging payment promises and working with internal teams to resolve outstanding debts. Salary up to £27,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a similar role.
• Experience of highlighting and processing defaults where necessary.
• Excellent telephone manner and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of customers and collect debts.
• Log invoice queries and payment promises for forecasting.
• Maintain timely invoices through proactive communication with customers.
• Collaborate with internal teams to negotiate payments and improve processes.
• Forecast cash collections with team managers and head of department.

Skills

Debt collection

Customer service

Telephone manners

Cash forecasting

Relationship building

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Location Hybrid / 3 days in the office (Ripponden) Salary Up to £27,000 Depending on experience Vacancy Type Permanent/Full Time Job Description

Job title

Credit Controller

Function

Credit Control

Location

Ripponden office

Reports to

Credit Control Team Leader

Responsible for staff

No line manager responsibility

About our business

JLA is a mission critical infrastructure solutions business offering services Laundry, Catering, Heating, Fire Safety, Infection Control and Air Conditioning.

The company offers an end-to-end, on premise, machine supply and breakdown service proposition under the name Total Care, and additional products and services. JLA is driven by a world class Sales & Marketing engine, owns and maintains all assets, and has an efficient on-site operations team working with daily with customers.

When you join the JLA family, you'll also gain access to an extensive benefits package.

We care about our people and take your well-being seriously, which is why we offer a range of supportive tools for health and wellbeing, financial guidance, and legal advice. Our Employee Assistance Programme, 24/7 Wellness and Lifestyle App plus a dedicated team of Mental Health First Aiders are there to support you through life's challenges. We also offer up to 8 counselling sessions, which can be in-person or remote, providing you with the support and flexibility to suit your own personal needs.

You can reach any fitness goals with our free onsite gym at head office along with a range of other gym membership discounts available.

To offer financial support, we not only provide life assurance coverage, company sick pay, and a company pension scheme, we offer a range of added benefits such as free office parking, eye care vouchers, a cycle-to-work scheme, and exclusive discounts through our staff benefits hub.

We really pride ourselves in offering a healthy work-life balance and believe it is important to have time away to recharge which is why we provide 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, flexible working options, and enhanced family leave policies.

We are a company that appreciates you and invests in your success and even have a Colleague Recognition Scheme to celebrate your achievements. We're dedicated to your growth, offering support in career development and training. We value your referrals, and through our Refer a Friend scheme, you can earn up to £1,000 in bonus rewards!

Role overview

We are looking for experienced credit controllers to work in a fast paced and challenging environment. You will be responsible for their own portfolio of customers, collecting customer debts and reducing aged debt. You will also be part of an ever growing team so we are looking for individuals who want to get involved with continuous improvement and really make a difference to our future.

Key tasks

• Logging Invoice queries with accuracy for the Query team to action.
• Logging payment promises to enable accurate cash forecasting.
• Management of timely invoices through consistent communication, focusing on strong call-based duties.
• Looking after a portfolio of customers and understand how to use your relationship to maximise cash collection.
• Prioritise a variety of daily tasks that deliver on customer service as well as financial targets
• Collaborate with internal teams to deliver on customer success and using this to negotiate payment.
• Work with team managers to put forward your ideas for challenging accounts
• Taking payments by debit or credit card
• Working with the team managers and head of department to forecast cash collections
• Considering next steps when debts are unrecoverable and putting forward ideas on how to move these
• Other ad hoc duties as and when required

Criteria

Knowledge and Skills (what you know and what you can do)

• Demonstrated history of meeting targets consistently
• Ability to demonstrate effective debt management to timely resolution.
• Excellent telephone manner.

Experience (what you have done)

• Experience of highlighting and processing Defaults where necessary
• Experience of updating and maintaining clear customer activity notes in a finance system
• Good knowledge of MS Excel
• Experience of working in a busy office environment and to tight deadlines
• Minimum 2 years' experience in a similar role

• 3+ years’ experience of managing high value customers
• 3+ years’ experience of managing low value, high volume accounts
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, with the ability to use Lookup & Pivots to execute reconciliation tasks
• Experience of change management / process improvements

Personal qualities (the way you think and act)

• Able to work well under pressure and prioritise own workload
• Capability to be both personable and firm with clients, to resolve any issues and collect any money owed
• Excellent attention to detail and high degree of accuracy is imperative
• Able to cope with multiple priorities and changing environment