Finance Analyst CreditCollectionsCash

In this role you will drive profitable sales by maximising revenue within the shortest possible timeframe while minimising bad debt risk. You will protect and optimise the companys investment in accounts receivable ensuring strong financial returns from working capital.

You will also deliver accurate timely financial and administrative support ensuring efficient management of customer accounts and prompt payment collection.

ThispositionisbasedatourWitneyofficesinOxfordshireworking3daysaweekintheofficeworkingonahybridbasis.

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the sales organization and customers to enhance collection efforts while ensuring repeat business.

• Reduce outside collection and bad debt expense through the effective collections activity

• Initiate contact with business units & customers and follow up as needed to obtain commitments for payment or unfulfilled customer payments

• Maintain open communication with customers and field personnel to promote future business opportunities

• Monitoring and control of debt/Aged debt overview: ensuring agreed terms are adhered to by customers.

• Provide management accurate and timely reports on the status of collection of collection activity

• Document of customer commitments for payment

• Document and communicate customer disputed items or complaints

• Order release

• Query management

• Month End Aged Debt reporting including monthly review calls liaising with Finance Directors Sales/Business Managers

• Minimum 2 years experience in Credit Control or Accounting

• Strong understanding of credit control principles and processes

• Experience in account reconciliation and balance management

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook Word Excel)

• Experience using finance systems (e.g: Oracle SAP sage ABM Proginov JDE)

Preferred:

• CICM AAT studier part qualified accountant or other relevant professional qualifications.

• Fluency in a European language (Polish French Spanish Portuguese or any Nordic languages)

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