Credit Controller
£11.70ph, 3 Month Fixed Term Contract, Harrogate, Flexible Working hours
We are currently recruiting a Credit Control Officer for a healthcare provider in Harrogate. This role would be working as part of a busy finance team and you will be responsible for managing a back log of aged debts.
The main purpose of this role is to support the accounts receivable team in credit control. You will be required to take control of the aged debtors list, prioritising and managing the urgency of debt collection. You will be responsible for risk assessing and identifying over due debts and allocating to debt collection services, writing off bad debts and managing the relevant list of client calls.
This may require updating contact details on the database, sending high priority e-mails and making challenging telephone conversations.
Responsibilities:
- Prioritise aged debtors list
- Follow up over due invoices
- Identify and resolve invoice queries to ensure invoice payment
- Process and issue invoice payment reminders
- Compose and send high priority e-mails
- Conduct challenging telephone conversations and put payment plans in place where necessary
- Liaise with debt collection agencies
- Assist with regular reporting on the age and status of debts
- Raise invoices and credit notes
- Support with Freedom Of Information (FOI) requests
- Follow organisational policies and procedures
- Comply with Calidcott Report, Data Protection Act, Access to Health Records Act and any other relevant legislation
- Deal with both manual and computerised records
- Maintain up to date knowledge and understanding of debt collection procedures
- Update and maintain accurate client details on database
Requirements:
- Previous experience in credit control preferred
- A good understanding of accounting procedures and payment terms
- Up to date knowledge of credit control policies
- A professional and confident telephone manner
- A keen eye for detail
- Good IT skills and competent with Microsoft Packages including Outlook, and advanced Excel
- Previous experience of Oracle accounting software would be an advantage
- preferred
- Attention to detail
- Able to work to strict deadlines
- Knowledge and experience of NHS policies and guidance would be an advantage
You will require a DBS certificate for this Credit Control Officer position, however this can be processed upon successful application.
This role would suit someone who has worked as a credit controller, accounts assistant or sales executive. You will have an excellent telephone manner with the ability to have difficult conversations, so this may suit someone who has worked in business development or lead generation where you have had to break the ice over the telephone and speak directly with decision makers or head of finance.
If you would like to apply for this Credit Control Officer position please send you CV to Nicola Wilson.
Due to the timing we will not be reviewing applications until 9th January but would be keen to take someone on as soon as possible after this date. You should be available for a face to face interview in
Travail has been established since 1977 and has branches nationwide. Our Harrogate branch was opened in 1995 and has five specialist consultants who each deal with different market sectors.
Working closely with candidates from all market sectors we are confident in matching the right people for the right jobs.
Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
