Credit Controller, Leeds

Gough & Kelly Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Credit Controller to join their dynamic team in Leeds. With over three decades of experience, this premier provider of security products offers a full-time, permanent position. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of credit control experience, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to professionalism. In return, you will enjoy a competitive salary, a range of benefits including a monthly KPI bonus, generous holiday entitlement, and opportunities for ongoing training and development. Join a company that values hard work and is dedicated to your success.

Benefits

Monthly KPI bonus

Holiday entitlement increasing to 24 days

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Private Healthcare Scheme

Employee Benefits Programme

Ongoing training

Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Company social events

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in credit control is essential.
• Knowledge of SAGE software is desirable for this role.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer accounts, sending statements and overdue letters.
• Post and allocate customer receipts, raising invoices as needed.
• Identify and resolve common invoice queries with relevant departments.

Skills

Credit Control Experience

Communication Skills

Professionalism

Reliability

Education

AAT (desirable)

Tools

SAGE

Job description

Gough and Kelly, an NSI Gold company, is a premier provider of security products and services and has served the north of England for over three decades. We work with customers including LUFC, Sheffield University, and City of York Council.

We now have an excellent opportunity for an experienced and motivated Credit Controller, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience, to join the fast-paced team in Leeds.

The position:

• Permanent, full-time
• 37.5 hours per week

Gough and Kelly value hard work and commitment, and in return, we are committed to giving back to our employees. We have an excellent and ever-growing benefits package to set you on the right path from the day you join us:

• Excellent rate of pay - £25-30k per annum, depending on experience
• Monthly KPI bonus once passed training
• Holiday entitlement – increasing to 24 days, with length of service, plus 8 bank holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Private Healthcare Scheme (with length of service)
• Employee Benefits Programme (with length of service)
• Ongoing training
• Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Company social events

Responsibilities:

• Sending statements weekly/monthly
• Producing and sending overdue account letters
• Posting and allocation of customer receipts
• Raising invoices, to include 2 weekly call extracts, generating monthly renewals (work orders are raised as calls in our system and then we extract these to create invoices)
• Dealing with queries and maintaining updates, keeping them logged
• Taking ownership for identifying common reasons for invoice queries and working with relevant departments to reduce these
• POA reports – ensuring all ledgers are kept tidy
• Passing on overdue debts to expert collections when necessary

The ideal candidate will:

• Have previous credit control experience (5+ years desirable)
• Knowledge of SAGE (desirable)
• Working towards AAT is desirable (study support provided)
• Excellent communication skills, especially telephone manner
• Professionalism
• Reliability

Gough and Kelly are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed not only to our legal obligations but also to the positive promotion of equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment.