At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage European debtor ledgers and ensure timely customer payments.
- Company: Join JAKKS Pacific, a leading toy designer with a fun and creative culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, dynamic team environment, and excellent career growth opportunities.
- Other info: Fluency in European languages is a plus; work with top entertainment brands.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a company that brings joy to children worldwide.
- Qualifications: Experience in finance, preferably credit control, and strong Excel skills.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 33000 £ per year.
About us JAKKS Pacific is a world leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of toys and fancy-dress costumes. Based in beautiful Santa Monica, with offices in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Hong Kong, we play every day by creating toys and costumes that delight and transform the lives of children. We work with the best and biggest entertainment companies in the business: Disney, Warner Brothers, Nickelodeon, Nintendo, SEGA and more, with our products on shelves around the world.
Main purpose of the role: This role is responsible for all our European debtor ledgers and ensuring that customer credit limits are controlled.
Key duties and responsibilities (other duties may be assigned):
- Ensure customers pay within agreed payment terms; contacting customers by phone and email
- Obtain remittance advices to support customer receipts
- Investigate and resolve customer deductions
- Send copies of invoices or statements as requested by customer
- Forecast customer receipts for cash flow
- Work with other departments to ensure swift resolution of customer queries
- Create and maintain positive working relationships with each customer
- Check and release orders for customers that have reached their credit limit
- Ensure appropriate credit limits set for each customer
- Monitor the bank to release cash in advance orders
- Assist with the credit insurance annual renewal process
- Maintain customer master data records
- Generate reports and analysis to assist with compliance of the company credit insurance policy
- Generate monthly reports and analysis to show the status of overdue debt and collections
- Assist with annual audits
- Identify improvements to the accounts receivable process
Key relationships:
- US credit control team
- Customer Accounts Payable (AP)
- EMEA sales team
Key performance indicators:
- Ensuring a customer’s aged debt does not exceed 30+ days overdue and the debtor ledger does not have a balance of more than 10% past due date at any given time.
- Managing credit risk and ensuring customers do not exceed their limits.
- Projecting cash in for the coming 2-month period, forecasting on a weekly basis with 15% accuracy.
Education and experience:
- Previous experience working within a Finance team, preferably Credit Control
- Competent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including the use of functions VLOOKUP and pivot table
- Fluency in one or more European languages is preferred.
Behavioural capabilities:
- Strong organisational skills and time management
- Excellent communication style; able to build positive relationships at all levels
- Strong sense of urgency about solving problems and getting work done.
Our Benefits:
Compensation: JAKKS Pacific offers a competitive salary. Compensation for this role is commensurate with experience, qualifications, locations, and education and typically ranges from £30,000 - £33,000.
Jakks Pacific, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. NO RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED WITH THIS POSITION. No Recruiters Please.
European Credit Controller in Bracknell employer: Jakks Pacific
JAKKS Pacific is an exceptional employer located in the vibrant city of Santa Monica, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters creativity and collaboration. With a commitment to employee growth, we provide competitive salaries and opportunities to work with renowned entertainment brands, ensuring that our team members are not only part of a successful company but also contribute to making play more enjoyable for children worldwide.
