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Credit Controller
| Posting date: | 29 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,000 to £30,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Excellent Benefits including Healthcare |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2025 |
| Location: | Pontefract, Yorkshire, WF9 |
| Company: | IPS Group Limited |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 56532825 |
Summary
A long-established and respected business is seeking a skilled Finance Assistant to join its finance team. This role is integral to maintaining strong financial operations and ensuring timely processing across invoicing, credit control, reconciliations, and reporting functions.
Key Responsibilities of Finance Assistant:
- Process daily invoicing and raise credit notes
- Forecast incoming payments for cashflow planning
- Coordinate release of stock
- Communicate with customers via telephone and email to chase outstanding debts and respond to queries
- Post remittances and maintain credit control notes in a bespoke internal system
- Record other bank payments and receipts
- Assist Purchase Ledger with invoice posting support
- Perform sales reconciliations
- Reconcile bank statements, including posting of charges, direct debits, and non-sales ledger items
- Generate and review debtor reports, including uninsured accounts
- Maintain accurate credit control notes
- Prepare for and drive weekly debtor meetings
- Distribute customer statements via email
- Review non-conformance records and raise associated charge invoices
- Complete and report monthly bank reconciliations
- Match overhead reports to nominal ledger
- Post monthly journals including overrides, bad debts, and petty cash entries
- Support the Management Accountant with other month-end responsibilities
Essential:
- Proven experience in a credit control or finance role
- Excellent communication, organisation, and interpersonal skills
- Proficient with accounting software and Microsoft Excel
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines
- A proactive, flexible team player with a can-do attitude
Key Responsibilities of Finance Assistant:
- Process daily invoicing and raise credit notes
- Forecast incoming payments for cashflow planning
- Coordinate release of stock
- Communicate with customers via telephone and email to chase outstanding debts and respond to queries
- Post remittances and maintain credit control notes in a bespoke internal system
- Record other bank payments and receipts
- Assist Purchase Ledger with invoice posting support
- Perform sales reconciliations
- Reconcile bank statements, including posting of charges, direct debits, and non-sales ledger items
- Generate and review debtor reports, including uninsured accounts
- Maintain accurate credit control notes
- Prepare for and drive weekly debtor meetings
- Distribute customer statements via email
- Review non-conformance records and raise associated charge invoices
- Complete and report monthly bank reconciliations
- Match overhead reports to nominal ledger
- Post monthly journals including overrides, bad debts, and petty cash entries
- Support the Management Accountant with other month-end responsibilities
Essential:
- Proven experience in a credit control or finance role
- Excellent communication, organisation, and interpersonal skills
- Proficient with accounting software and Microsoft Excel
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines
- A proactive, flexible team player with a can-do attitude
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