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Head of Credit Risk

Employer
Hays A&F
Location
England, London, City of London
Salary
£60000.00 - £78000.00 per annum + generous benefits
Closing date
Oct 21, 2019

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Job Role
Credit Control
Sector
Retail & Wholesale
Contract Type
Contract
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Up to £78,000 Head of Credit Risk Job | Luxury Retail Business | 12-18 month Contract | Based in Oxford Circus


Your new company
Brand new Head of Credit Risk job at a luxury beauty, fragrance and fashion company based in Oxford Circus. This global organisation is to bring on a new Head of Credit Risk for a 12-18 month fixed term contract in order to cover for a key global project. You will be joining a company with a long list of strong brands, offering distinctive high-quality products and services.

Your new role
This is a full time job in which you will cover all aspects of credit risk and brand representation but mainly focusing on developing, administering and enforcing company credit and collections policies and procedures, evaluating credit risk, developing strategies, goals & procedures to maximise cash flow & reduce exposure to write offs and bad debts. You will also be responsible for risk assessment responsibilities with regards to security issues and theft of products. Work with Brand representation and protection of rights in relation to Grey Market and unauthorised distribution issues.

Below is a list of your Duties:

  • Accountable for collections of over £160m p.a.
  • Maximising cash flow & ensuring prompt payment of invoices and dealing with associated non-payment via enforcement and legal action.
  • Managing a team of 6 individuals
  • Ensuring prompt resolution of customer queries and associated debit notes and dispute resolution procedures.
  • Oversee monitoring of Credit Insurance limits
  • Carry out regular & periodic credit & account reviews to asses trading risks and report to senior management.
  • Working with major customers to reconcile accounts and deal with any disputes as part of dispute resolution process.
  • Dealing with Administrations and Liquidations
  • Monitoring, reporting and dealing where appropriate with grey market activity. Collating & sending to Group Security Director any test purchases by post and group intranet site. Administer relationship with brand protection partner to monitor grey market activity on auction sites and general web.
  • Oversee processing of new account applications and assess credit risk to set credit limits.
  • Dealing with Customer and Sales Force queries relating to Authorised Distributor Agreement.
  • Obtaining personal & corporate guarantees where required and taking legal action to recover outstanding balances
  • Ensuring prompt & accurate invoicing


What you'll need to succeed
Only apply if you are MCICM qualified and have a strong background in Luxury Retail - If you do not fit this criteria you will not be considered.

As this is a very high volume role (circa £160 million collections) only apply if you have previous experience dealing with similar volumes. You must have proven experience of relevant Credit Management experience, including managing staff, as well as have experience of Brand representation and protection issues. You should be an excellent communicator, computer literate and on short notice (1 month or less).


What you'll get in return
You will be rewarded with a very competitive salary of up to £78,000. There will also be a very generous benefits package included - inquire for full details. This is a full time role working for a global luxury brand giving you a fantastic opportunity to tackle a challenging project, managing a team as well as improving the cash flow situation and handling brand representation. The offices are head quartered in the fantastic west end with excellent amenities and transport links to the whole of London.

What you need to do now
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