Part-Time Credit Controller

Part-Time Credit Controller Shrewsbury Permanent Working hours – 29 hours over 4 or 5 days a week Salary – £33,580 pro rata Our successful Shrewsbury client has a vacancy for a Part-Time Credit Controller on a permanent basis. As Credit Controller you will work as part of the finance team and alongside one other full-time Credit Controller. You will ensure prompt and accurate processing of payments so that the risk of bad debts is minimised and that customers pay their accounts within agreed credit terms and limits. You will be responsible for: * Enter the payments received to the sales ledger and accurately allocate the payments to the correct invoices. * Liaise with the solicitors regarding accounts that have been passed for collection. * Contact customers by telephone, email and letter to chase for payment of invoices that are overdue. * Receive sale orders from the Sales Department where accounts are overdue or over their credit limit and take decisive action on whether to release or hold the orders for payment. * Produce copy invoices and proof of deliveries and resolve customer queries that are delaying payment. * Setting up new customer accounts. * Take and balance credit/ debit card payments. * Deal with cash pro-forma invoices. * Provide assistance in maintaining ‘House’ accounts for payment allocations, overdue ledger balances and liaising with customers to address issues. * Uploading accurate invoice data to house accounts EDI portals where appropriate. * Reviewing the sales ledger email account to identify issues arising on invoices and ensuring that they are dealt with in a timely manner. Skills and Experience The successful candidate will need to have previous credit control experience. The role requires someone to have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to build rapport. You will need to be competent on MS Office, particularly in the use of, Excel and Word. Good negotiation skills are also essential. The application process: Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity. We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment. About Us Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you. Reference: BLB27057