Accounts Receivable Controller (Credit Controller)

A Global Pharmaceutical company is looking for an energetic and driven credit controller to join there team on an initial 6 months fixed term contract.

Job Purpose
*Reporting to the Credit Manager
*Working closely with the Business Development Managers to ensure prompt query resolution and prevention where necessary
*Responsible for three ledgers, each being a different company containing approximately 200 live accounts on each ledger
*Setting/maintaining and reviewing credit limits to ensure credit risk to company is minimised at all times
*Allocation of cash
*Account values ranging from £100 to £500,000
*Dealing with large corporate accounts - Collecting by telephone, e-mail and letter adding dunning blocks via SAP where necessary
*Releasing of orders when payments received
*Efficient & effective collection of monies due to meet DSO target, whilst maintaining customer focus
*Accurate maintenance of Account Receivable ledgers
*Minimising and maintaining Bad Debts
*Role coverts accounts receivable and credit control activities for multiple businesses in a cross di-visional set up in the UK

Major Accountabilities
Principal accountabilities:
*Promote, harmonise and encourage positive ideas and feedback within the AR Department
*Encourage and develop good working relations with all sales department.
*Promote effective and efficient ways to reduce past dues
*Encourage and share communications within the team
*Lead by example to time keeping/breaks etc
*Ensuring up to date and accurate Account Receivable information is maintained
*Liaising effectively and efficiently with customers to collect monies due
*Meeting challenging DSO targets
*Posting all remittances in a timely manner
*Banking of cash
*Review credit held orders and limits
*Dunning procedure
*Customer Master Data
*Minimising bad debts and risk to the company
*Month End procedures
*Ensure all work instructions and Standard Operating Instructions are correct and up to date
*Comply with all Financial controls.
*Compliance with the DDR collection scheme, running monthly files and promotion of service to all customers Promotion of DDR to all customers
*Maintain KPI's
*Other duties as applicable

Resources controlled:
*Role aims to maximise cash at bank
*Lower/minimise bad debts

Planning, organizing and controlling:
*Managing own workload effectively, to meet tight deadlines whilst under pressure
*Actively working as part of a team to meet goals and objectives

Major challenges:
*Maintaining a high level of accuracy at all times
*Dealing calmly with challenging customers
*Meeting tight deadlines
*Team participation

Key Performance Indicators
*Overdue as a % of debt
*DSO trends (allowing for campaign deals)
*GBP written-off to bad debt
*Timely and accurate cash postings
*All NFCM requirements met.

Minimum Requirements
*Education: Numeracy and literacy essential. A sound knowledge of business and finance an advantage.

Experience:
*Recent and relevant Accounts Receivable experience and knowledge
*SAP experience an advantage
*Good IT skills, working knowledge of Microsoft & Windows
*Educated to at least GCSE standard (or equivalent), including passes in Maths & English
*ICM studier preferred
*Trustworthy, responsible, enthusiastic & committed team player
*Excellent communication skills
*Able to prioritise workload & to work on own initiative

Competencies
*Action Oriented
*Problem Solving
*Customer Focus
*Functional/Technical Skills
*Ethics and Values
*Time Management
*Written Communications

hy-phen Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.