Credit Controller - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Portakabin limited; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading modular construction firm is seeking a Credit Controller for a 12-month fixed term contract at their York Head Office. The ideal candidate will manage debtors and maximize cash flow while maintaining excellent customer relationships. Strong experience in credit control, problem-solving skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel are essential. The role offers 25 days of annual leave, a contributory pension, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + Bank holidays

Option to buy 5 days of annual leave

Flexible working principles

Contributory pension

Annual volunteering day off

24/7 healthcare access

Fully funded professional qualifications

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Benefits Program

Responsibilities

• Manage debtors to pre-legal stage to maximize cash flow.
• Maintain customer master and credit information in SAP.
• Provide advice regarding credit facilities.
• Utilize D&B Portfolio Manager for credit opinions.
• Ensure overdue reminder letters are sent to customers.
• Maintain accurate logs of telephone reminders.
• Complete account reconciliations where necessary.
• Manage purchase orders with clients as needed.

Skills

Strong Credit Controller Experience

Delivering Business Performance

Influencing and Persuading

Problem Solving/Analytical Thinking

Working with Others

Planning and Organising

Experience with Microsoft Excel

Handling Customer Queries

Education

Educated to GCSE Level – Grade C & Above

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

D&B Portfolio Manager

Job description

Overview

Role: Credit Controller – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Location: York - Head Office (must be locally based)

Salary: £26k - £28k

We are seeking a Credit Controller to join our Head Office team in York, as part of the Hire Division Finance team, you will be working in a positive environment where personal development is encouraged, creating career opportunities and a driven team.

In this role you will manage debtors to pre-legal stage in order to maximise cash flow, minimise the risk of bad debt, deliver excellent customer service, maintain good working relationships with commercial areas and encourage profitable trading.

As a Credit Controller, you will have experience dealing with the following responsibilities:

Responsibilities

• Credit Management - New and Existing Accounts
• Maintain customer master and credit information in SAP as necessary
• Give advice to commercial areas when necessary regarding the provision of credit facilities
• Utilise D&B Portfolio Manager to support credit opinions and to manage high risk debt
• Debt Collection
• Ensure that monthly or ad hoc statements are sent to customers as necessary
• Ensure that overdue reminder letters are sent to all customers where appropriate in order to pursue overdue payment
• Ensure that all customers receive telephone reminders for overdue accounts as per the department timetable, and that an accurate telephone log of all conversations is maintained both in SAP and in Excel
• To further ensure that reminder calls are logged using Outlook task manager
• Ensure that large value debt is pre chased before the due date and to resolve any issues before the debt falls due
• Ensure that account reconciliations are completed where necessary in order to ensure agreement with our customers ledgers
• Action any unpaid cheques or Direct Debits urgently
• Identify, flag and monitor invoices which are held in dispute and to ensure they are resolved by the relevant personnel
• Action customer correspondence or incoming calls as necessary
• Management of purchase orders with client as and when necessary
• Direct Debit - DD mandates, advance notices, payments and associated tasks

Reporting

• Prepare bad debt provision at month end
• 60 Day debt + £100k debt review and comment
• Collate, maintain and distribute information regarding debtors as necessary to commercial area.

Additional tasks

• Assist sales ledger with transactional processing when necessary
• Process electronic billing when required
• D&B Portfolio Manager – data matching and management of alerts
• Process credit card payments promptly and securely, as and when required
• Organise customer correspondence and file securely

Essential Skills and Criteria for this role

• Strong Credit Controller Experience (see above)
• Delivering Business Performance
• Influencing and Persuading
• Problem Solving/Analytical Thinking
• Working with Others
• Planning and Organising
• Experience with Microsoft Excel – V Lookups, Formulas, Charts
• Educated to GCSE Level – Grade C & Above
• Experience in handling customer queries

Benefits & Opportunities

• 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays
• Option to buy 5 days of annual leave
• Working flexibly principles
• Contributory pension
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day off
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services including 24/7 healthcare access
• Fully funded professional qualifications and membership
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Excellent Career opportunities

Why Portakabin?

Portakabin employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries with our head office and primary manufacturing facility located in York UK.

As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on [e-mail]