Senior Credit Controller

Pick Everard; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Credit Controller to join their dynamic Finance team in Leicester. This role offers the chance to develop your skills while supporting the management of accounts receivable. You'll handle debt collection, maintain accurate records, and provide essential administrative support. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, showcasing strong problem-solving abilities and a solid understanding of credit control principles. Join a collaborative culture that values your contributions and offers genuine career development opportunities.

Benefits

Agile Working

26 Days Annual Leave

Private Healthcare

Life Assurance

Wellbeing Support

Employee Assistance Programme

Stakeholder Pension

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in a credit control role.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to handle difficult conversations.

Responsibilities

• Collecting payments for clients via phone and email.
• Resolving queries related to billing reconciliations and invoicing errors.

Skills

Credit Control Principles

Problem-Solving Skills

Cash Forecasting

Communication Skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Financial Software

Job description

Our Opportunity

Are you looking for a dynamic role within a supportive Finance department?

Do you want to work as part of a National, Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy?

Are you looking to become part of a collaborative culture and team ethos environment?

If you answered yes to the above questions, this could be the perfect role for you.

Pick Everard are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Credit Controller to join us at our central Leicester office, to work as part of our busy Finance team.Joining a supportive network, you can expect to receive valuable training, guidance and genuine scope for career development.

The role forms a key part of the operational success of the Finance team and the wider business of Pick Everard.This is a great opportunity to develop your skills, and progress on your career journey within the world of Finance.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Credit Control Manager in the management of the company's accounts receivable.This role involves assisting with debt collection, maintaining accurate records, and providing administrative support to ensure the smooth operation of the credit control function. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, organised, and capable of handling multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Day to day responsibilities include:

• Collecting payments for both private and public sector clients via phone, email.
• Ensuring invoices reach the correct recipients and that the appropriate processes are followed, including the distribution of monthly statements and monitoring portals and inboxes.
• Resolving queries related to billing reconciliations, purchase order issues, portal issues, uploading invoices, and invoicing errors.
• Raising credits and correcting billing errors to facilitate payment.
• Liaising with project managers or job leads to ensure quick resolution and payment, documenting all conversations in a timely manner.
• Managing a database of contacts at the job level and keeping track of credit limits for each client.
• Identifying credit risks, highlighting concerns, and escalating issues as necessary.
• Updating payment promises and remittances received on a daily basis, including cash forecasting.

Find out what it is like to work at Pick Everard here:Life at PickEverard - Pick Everard

About You

Our ideal Senior Credit Controller must have:

• Good level of understanding of credit control principles and practices.
• Several years of experience in a credit control role.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to handle difficult conversations with clients professionally.
• Experience working for a construction consultancy or a contractor.
• A solid understanding of cash forecasting and credit risk.

It would be nice for you to have:

• Experience withMicrosoft office, particularly Excel and experience with financial software is a plus.
• The ability to be able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal

About Us

Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 650+ work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better.

We’re committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues.

We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.

What we offer

Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits you can also expect:

• Agile working
• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan
• Professional subscriptions
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme
• Stakeholder pension

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.

We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV Introductions will not be accepted.

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