My client is an established and highly successful accountancy practice based in Finchley, North London. The internal finance team are looking for an enthusiastic credit controller to work closely with colleagues and clients to deliver timely and efficient collection of fees that are due to the firm. You will use a variety of systems to include the practice management system, banking portal and excel to manage the different components of the work and will work alongside the Accounts Supervisor to cover the credit control service for the entire firm. This is a role for someone who is driven and will naturally roll up their sleeves to get stuck-in with all aspects of credit control. The main responsibilities will include (not an exhaustive list)
• Drive monthly meetings with partners and managers to review aged debt and agree action
• Contact clients to follow up on overdue bills calmly and professionally
• Agree payment plans with clients
• Produce client statements and reminder letters
• Deal with internal and external queries promptly and professionally
• Undertake the relevant administration to update fees and credit notes, issue client receipts, record daily collections, banking, etc
• Maintain credit control records and general administration to ensure client information and contact details are up to date
• Start legal proceedings in conjunction with partner instructions
• Other ad-hoc tasks as required by the department Person specification
• At least 4 years' experience in credit control
• Experience in professional services is preferable (although not essential if you are able to demonstrate strong skills in other areas that are relevant to the role and business)
• Good team player
• Excellent IT and administration skills to include Excel, Outlook and Word
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Good attention to detail, accurate and efficient, and highly numerate
• Calm and confident including when under pressure
• Strong administrative and computer skills Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited is an employment agency and employment business