Part Time Credit Control Administrator

Location: Near Sturminster Newton Salary: to £27k pro rata Hours: 20 hours pw split over 4 or 5 days, (flexibility offered), hybrid/remote working, preferably 1 day a week in the office. Benefits: 25 days hols (pro-rata) + Bank Hols, Pension, Healthcare Cash Plan, Free Parking, Company Socials, Discounts on products, Growing firm PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE LOCATION, YOU MUST HAVE YOUR OWN TRANSPORT Aspire Jobs are delighted to be working in an exclusive partnership with our well-established and growing client whose main site is based near Sturminster Newton in Dorset. Supplying meat to businesses across the South, the team has over 40 years of industry experience and pride themselves on delivering a high quality, consistent and sustainable solution to butchers, catering butchers and hotels/restaurants. The company started during the pandemic and is now a multi-million-pound turnover business who is continuing to expand. They are now looking for an additional member of staff to play a pivotal role in their offices by providing administrative support and supporting the finance and sales functions. Your primary responsibility will be to monitor company debtors and effectively manage the collection process to obtain payment within terms. (substantial Credit Control experience is a must). Additionally, you will provide administrative support to the sales team with timely and accurate processing of customer enquiries, handling of returns and complaints, which will aid cashflow and contribute to the smooth and efficient operations of our business. The successful Credit Control Administrator will: - * Have proven experience in credit control * Have strong knowledge of Excel. * Have knowledge of QuickBooks ideally but not essential. * Have good administration skills. * Possess excellent customer service skills. * Have excellent verbal communication skills. * Effectively manage debt collection to ensure customers trade within insured credit limits and payment is received within agreed terms and business risk is minimized. * Maintain organised and accurate documentation related to sales activities, including electronic filing of sales despatch notes. * Have good attention to detail. * Be well-organised and an accurate record keeper. * Demonstrate effective problem-solving skills in resolving issues. * Be able to adapt quickly in a fast paced, high growth company. * Be able to work professionally and integrity. Key Responsibilities: * Monitor debtor balances and manage the collection of overdue accounts. * Communicate effectively with customers by phone, email or post to ensure payment terms are consistently met. * Handling transactional postings of incoming payments in accounting software. * Daily reporting of collections to sales team. * Monitor credit limits. * Communicate with customers on a daily basis. * Generation of customer statements. * Report collection progress to financial controller. * Answering incoming accounts calls distributing them as appropriate. * Monitor accounts central mailbox. PLEASE NOTE: ALL DIRECT APPLICATIONS WILL BE FORWARDED TO ASPIRE JOBS