Freixenet Copestick are looking for an experienced Credit Control to join their team in Newbury. In this role, you will be responsible for managing credit control and working capital management, ensuring timely payment of outstanding debts, and maintaining accurate records.
The ideal candidate will have proven experience in credit control and sales ledger administration, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and strong attention to detail and organizational skills. Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Excel is also essential.
Salary: Up to 40k (depending on experience)
We are dedicated to creating an open and inclusive working environment, and this starts with our recruitment practices. We try to ensure that everybody who is interested in joining our team has equal opportunity and ability to start that journey with us. We intend to have flexible and accessible hiring practices and will make every attempt to adapt to your needs throughout. We welcome any requests for adjustments in our processes.
Key Purpose of the Role
Responsible for management of credit control and ultimately working capital management
Key Responsibilities
- Credit Checking and set up a new customer account:
- Credit Insurance - maintain/ increase / cancel / reduce where appropriate.
- Credit Insurance Claims monitor and claim overdue debts as per the credit insurance policy
- Credit Limit Management: Set, review and maintain credit limits in SAP, escalate any issues to line manager/ FD outside of the guidelines set.
- Running Aged debtor reports regularly to identify and tackle overdue debt.
- Managing VKM1 credit blocks through SAP and action and resolve any issues arising from credit limit issues.
- Chasing outstanding debt by phone/email while maintaining and retaining good customer relations.
- Monitor customer accounts and highlight any issues with appropriate Sales Manager
- Query Management investigate any query/dispute arising from customer payments, e.g. pricing difference, Stock shortage and liaise with Supply chain/Sales manager to resolve and clear unpaid debt
- Monthly review of gt;90 days Aged Debtors and credit balances
- Monthly Intercompany reconciliation
- Maintain Data Integrity in SAP such as customer details, payment terms, credit limit
- Cash flow forecasting: Produce est. cash receipts for cash flow forecasting as and when
- Issue monthly statements
- Inputting and Sending EDI invoices on Customers’ portal
- Run invoicing report and check and send PDF copies where required
- Daily bank posting and reconciliation: Allocating cash to sales ledger and daily bank reconciliation of all transactions for all FXC bank accounts.
- Checking payment runs for sales ledger contras
- Managing VFX3 Billing blocks through SAP and action and resolve any technical issues in the billing system
- Sending Copy invoices on request
- Responsible for Manual Sales Invoices and Recharges including Salary Recharges
- Create and send the manual/recharge invoices and process and reconcile in SAP
- General sales ledger management and reconciliation / housekeeping i.e. obtaining debit note copies either from customer or checking the receivable inbox and highlighting any unprocessed/clearing from ledger.
- Quarterly Due diligence checks/credit checks
- Checking / obtaining AWRS numbers for all current customers and saving into a file. Checking the number is valid and correct/recorded on master data.
- Monthly Reporting Treasury, Credit Note, Accounts Receivable Report
- Monthly Cash flow/Credit limit forecast reports or any ad-hoc
- Attend credit circle meetings run by Alldet
- Cover for Jascots credit control
- Year end audit support
Check new customers’ credit ratings and managing new account application process including Due Diligence checking
Sales ledger Administrative work
- Daily bank posting and reconciliation: Allocating cash to sales ledger and daily bank reconciliation of all transactions for all FXC bank accounts.
- Checking payment runs for sales ledger contras
- Managing VFX3 Billing blocks through SAP and action and resolve any technical issues in the billing system
- Sending Copy invoices on request
- Responsible for Manual Sales Invoices and Recharges including Salary Recharges
- Create and send the manual/recharge invoices and process and reconcile in SAP
- General sales ledger management and reconciliation / housekeeping i.e. obtaining debit note copies either from customer or checking the receivable inbox and highlighting any unprocessed/clearing from ledger.
- Quarterly Due diligence checks/credit checks
- Checking / obtaining AWRS numbers for all current