Credit Controller - French Speaking

Posted 9 July by Medlock Partners Limited
£25,000 - £27,000 per annum
Manchester , Lancashire
Permanent, full-time
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Posted by Medlock Partners Limited
  • Excellent Manchester City Location
  • Inclusive, friendly team
  • Flex to work from home 4 days if required
Credit controller // Manchester City Centre // £27K

Our client is looking to recruit an experienced Credit Controller with fluent French language skills  to support the management team in reducing overdue accounts. Following up on debt by phone and email, as well as acting to proactively avoid further payment delays, you will join a friendly and supportive Finance team.

The role has well-situated offices in Manchester, close to transport links and there is the option to work from home 4 days if desired.

Key responsibilities of the Credit Controller:
  • Reviewing accounts to identify areas of concern and chasing overdue payments
  • Performing often complex reconciliations of debtor’s accounts using Excel and often needing to liaise with other departments
  • Preparing weekly consolidated invoices and taking card payments
  • Preparing copy invoices
  • Confirming payment dates
  • Responding to high volumes of queries from customers on invoices received primarily by e-mail
  • Providing regular debtor and payment updates on ledger for FD, aged debt reporting and/or meetings as required
  • Build relationships with customers and identify issues causing delay to payment along with process improvement suggestions
Key requirements for the Credit Controller:
  • Excellent level of verbal and written French
  • Confident relationship builder
  • Previous experience in a similar credit control role
  • Experience of complex reconciliations
  • A love of unravelling and resolving often complex queries
  • A high standard of verbal and written communication
  • A positive ‘can-do’ attitude
  • Intermediate excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables)
  • Organised in your approach to tasks and able to prioritise effectively
  • Display a high standard of work and demonstrate ownership of tasks, meeting deadlines and goals assigned to you
  • A team player and flexible in your approach
  • Have drive, pace and energy to make things happen
  • Enjoy a less typical and more in-depth credit control role with a strong emphasis on problem solving and query resolution.
If you are interested in this Credit Control position and feel your experience matches the criteria then please apply now for immediate consideration or for more information please contact Rachael Hodges.
Medlock Partners are a professional services recruitment specialist operating across the North West of England. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances, including minorities and those with disabilities. Please note our advertisements use years' experience and salary levels purely as a guide. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Reference: 53030408

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