Sales Ledger Clerk / Credit Controller

Sales Ledger Clerk / Credit Controller

Job description

Management and ownership of all aged debt portfolio from telephone calls daily, emails, overdue letters all the way through to court action if required.

Run Weekly reports on all aged debt and hold weekly meetings with Managers updating on bad debt and escalation process.

Manage the escalation process (of payments outside of terms)

Manage mailbox, resolving queries by telephone and email that have been disputed in a timely manner.

Management and ownership of Sale Ledger as listed:

  • Importing invoicing scheduled twice weekly, monthly
  • Updating debt to ledgers
  • Sales ledger related calls
  • Emails
  • Chasing payment for non-term customers immediately
  • Issuing statements
  • Daily bank reconciliation / internal bank transfers / contras / Trial Balance at ME
  • Credit checking customers – escalating if required
  • Updating order numbers – auditing outstanding and chasing
  • Renewal of Contract / Long Term customer invoices
  • Management of customer reviews monthly

To undertake training as directed

Comply with policies and procedures as set by BS Trailers

Any additional duties that may be required: IE assisting with ME reconciliations purchase ledger.

Experience and skills required

  • Thrives in a busy environment and handles stressful situations calmly and professionally
  • Good knowledge of credit control in a similar environment
  • Competence to deal efficiently staff and clients at all levels
  • A high degree of numeracy and accuracy
  • Excellent organisation and time management skills
  • Ability to work to achieve deadlines
  • Appropriate computer skills IS: Sage 50 Professional (essential), excel, google docs
  • Ability to prioritise
  • Good organisation and communication skills
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as working on own initiative

The position available is full time based in our office at Leighton Buzzard

Reports directly to: 
Company Secretary / Operations Manager/ Managing Director

Salary:
£28,000 – £32,000 dependent on experience

Hours of work:
Monday – Friday 08:00 – 17:30 with a half an hour unpaid lunch break. Total of 40 hours per week

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