Job Description

Job Title: Credit Controller

Location: Ashford, Kent

Salary: Competitive

Job type: Full time \xe2\x80\x93 permanent

Boon Edam Limited are the world market leaders in commercial, high end, entry solutions and we operate at a global level. We have our own manufacturing plants in Holland, USA and China and a number of international sales offices.

The Role

Due to retirement of the current post holder, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Credit Controller to join our highly successful team.

We are looking for a professional, highly motivated team player, with a flexible hands-on work ethic. A minimum of two years current Credit Control experience is a must as the role incorporates all areas of sales ledger functions including payment reconciliations.

You will be an effective communicator, used to liaising with Accounts Payable teams and Main Contractors alongside various internal staff and managers across all business functions.

The position is based at our offices in Ashford, Kent and the successful candidate must live within daily commuting distance of our Ashford office. Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08:30 \xe2\x80\x93 17:00.

We offer an attractive salary and benefits package as well as a friendly working environment.

What Are Your Skills Necessary to Perform This Role?

• Timely and effective collection of all debts and customers payments, working on various accounts to ensure prompt payment.
• Knowledge of SAP will be a distinct advantage as would experience within the Construction Industry.
• Negotiating settlements of accounts and dealing with enquiries and incoming calls.
• Working towards cash collection targets to help reduce outstanding debt.
• To follow up on all deadlines and co-ordinate further action where required.
• Maintain and monitor the sales ledger producing all necessary reports.
• Maintaining contact with customers to ensure invoices are clear for payment.
• Resolving queries both internally and externally around outstanding invoices.
• Posting and allocating daily receipts to company accounting system ensuring all under or over payments are followed up with the customer.
• Providing information to internal departments.
• General accounts admin.

Benefits

• Hybrid working with a minimum 3 days in the office available after an initial settling in period of 4 weeks.
• Monthly and annual Bonus Schemes.
• A friendly and inclusive working environment.
• 23 days annual leave plus 8 public bank holidays.
• Annual leave increases with length of service.
• Your birthday off.
• Life insurance of four times your basic salary.
• Company Pension scheme after 3 months service with 9% employer contributions.
• Membership to a Healthcare or Cash Plan scheme after probation.

The Application

Do you recognise yourself in the profile above? Then we gladly invite you to apply for this role.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: Friday 15th September 2023. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

The successful candidate will need to provide their proof of right to work in the UK and will be subject to a basic DBS check.

Boon Edam Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability status.

Please contact us to let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

No agency support required, thank you.

Strictly no agencies please.

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Accounts Assistant, Accounts Clerk, Finance Clerk, Credit Controller, Payment Processing, Purchase Ledger, Financial Administrator, Accounts Admin, Finance Support, Assistant Credit Controller, Credit Control Advisor will also be considered for this role.

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