My client is a largeblue chip business who are a market leading service provider to the FMCG sector. After a long period of growth and expansion, the company have gone through major changes and now afterre-structure, are keen to find exceptional new finance staff to join their existing team. They currently have a need for an experienced, driven and highly commercial Credit Manager who can bring ideas, enthusiasm and a driven approach to an exciting dynamic business.
The role will involve taking responsibility for a £100m turnover businesses' cashflow and successfully manage the credit control and sales ledger function. Within this function there are currently in excessof 40 staff so it is essential that the right applicant, is a successful staff manager with a proven track record of leading a team to achieve outstanding results.
Key Responsibilities:
To ensure collections are received on a timely basis
To ensure credit controllers are prioritising the right accounts for collection, by regularly reviewing their performance
To ensure credit controllers are prioritising the right accounts for collection, by regularly reviewing their performance
To set daily, weekly and monthly objectives for the collections and invoice query resolution teams
To target, and review targets, for these teams at the end of each month
To ensure cash is allocated to sales ledger promptly in line with remittance advices
To build and maintain good relationships with key clients
To provide support to all internal customers on debt collection
To review ledgers on a regular basis with the UK FD
To achieve monthly collection target as agreed with UK FD
Reporting
To produce weekly monthly and ad hoc reporting for the management, within the required timescales, including:
o Credit Controller Targets
o Credit Controller Performance against target
o Daily and Monthly Cash Received
o Debtor Cashflow Forecast
o Aged Debt Reports
o Query Management
Miscellaneous
To influence operational sites to deliver an accurate quality of invoicing
To visit and persuade customers to adhere to contracted payment terms
To record and communicate IT issues in a methodical way to the Business Change team, and advise priority of resolution
To promptly advise the UK FD of any debts that are identified as uncollectible
To support and stand in for credit controllers during their absence
To perform any other duties related to the department as required by management.