Credit Controller - Maternity Cover
| Posting date: | 15 April 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Location: | Standish, Wigan, WN6 0XQ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Ainscough Crane Hire |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 1000005 |
Summary
Are you an experienced Credit Controller looking for work, ready to take on new challenges and make a significant impact?
Ainscough Crane Hire are looking for a Credit Controller to cover maternity leave (9 months) at our Head Office in Standish.
Benefits for a Hire Controller
Eligibility for retention bonus
Hybrid working available
24 days annual leave plus bank holidays (Pro rata)
Group life assurance 3 x basic salary
Pension 4% employer 5% employees
Online access to payslips, book and view holidays and personal info
Access to the Ainscough Advantage (People Value) benefits platform
Staff forums run 3 times a year - have your voice heard
Ainscough Crane Hire are the UKs leading crane company.
Based across 30 locations, our dedicated team of experts are passionate about delivering projects on time, to budget and, most importantly, to the highest possible standard of safety. Our industry-recognised Make the Safe Choice ethos is at our core and underpins every single thing we do, from contract lifts and crane hire to specialist projects for customers.
Our reputation as a market leader is not just a result of our expansive fleet and comprehensive network of locations across the UK, but is also derived from the workplace culture that allows our team to perform their duties with passion and pride.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for managing own portfolio of customers.
- Responsible for achieving settlement of sales invoices within payment terms liaising with client's Accounts Payable / Sub Contract Accounts and Quantity Surveyors and any other contacts necessary to achieve timely payment.
- Running credit checks (Experian) and updating client records to accurately reflect the credit limits that are held and identifying any credit risk.
- Deal with queries from debtors ensuring these are followed up in a timely manner.
- Ensure KPI cash collection targets/DSO are met.
- Responsible for agreeing customer orders on accounts which are credit held for overdue / over credit limit.
- Customer account housekeeping
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience working in a fast paced and professional credit control environment.
- Experience of performing well under pressure
- Experience of working well on your own and as part of a team and managing your own time.
- Pleasant telephone manner and the ability to quickly build professional working relationships
- Experience with credit insurance is preferable
- Excellent communication skills
- Confident and proactive approach
- Energetic and self-motivated
- Negotiation and influencing skills
- Experience using Excel