Credit Controller

Job Title:   Credit Controller
Location:   Edgbaston, Birmingham
Salary:      £28,000-£32,000 per year
Hours:       37.5 hours per week - opportunity to work from home 1 day per week after 6 months

The Edgbaston Village Metro stop, which serves as the current terminus for the West Midlands Metro tram line us located directly outside the front of the building. 

The role:
As a Credit Controller you will play a crucial role in managing and collecting debts from our clients, ensuring the company maintains a healthy cashflow. You will build strong relationships with internal and external business partners, to resolve payment queries and support the wider finance team. Please note that this is dealing with BtoC customers, so it would be preferable that you have strong BtoC collections experience. If you also have experience within the insurance sector, that would be a bonus. 

Key Responsibilities:

Debt collection experience
Administration of loans
Ensuring signed documents are received from clients
Processing payments across internal systems
Receipting card payments in EPIC cashbook
Weekly Debt reporting
Liaising with external debt collection agencies
Referring cases when escalation necessary
Liaising with agency to progress collections
Reporting on agency progress
Processing refunds
Money to client bank/credit cards
Preparing bank payments for authorisation
Updating inhouse system with refund information
Daily bank reconciliations
Supporting on Client Money Account reconciliations & receipting
Assisting in other Finance tasks when necessary

Desired skills:

Strong communication and negotiation skills
Ability to deal with difficult clients in a calm, authoritative and understanding manner
Good people skills and desire to work within a team
Works well under pressure
Attention to detail and problem solving abilities
A hands-on approach to work in a hardworking environment
Experience of EPIC (insurance ledger) and Quick books accounting system or similar

What you'll need:

A minimum of 3 years experience in a Credit Controller role, ideally within the insurance sector
A minimum GCSE at grade C/4 in Maths and English
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
A desire to enter a dynamic and values driven work environment

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

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