This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful growing global organisation in a credit control capacity for a 12 month contract.
Excellent company culture that values its’ employees and celebrates success. Potential opportunity for contract extension and always opportunities in other departments within this growing company.

Role purpose:  

To manage and coordinate the ledger of a large customer base along with ensuring the financial targets are achieved.

Key accountabilities:   

•              Oversee the entire ledger and work from it to ensure good result at month end

•              Manage and participate in cash collections, adhering to and enhancing controls to ensure timely payment of customer invoices

•              Regular review of debtors and follow up actions

•              Issue invoices/statements to customers monthly

•              Issue copy of invoices and statements as requested by customers

•              Liaise and communicate effectively with customers to manage their accounts and resolve payment queries

•              Liaise with sales department when PO’s are not issued & POD’s are not signed

•              Engage with other branches to resolve issues on accounts when goods are purchased throughout the country

•              Ensure stuck dockets are cleared regularly with Branch Manager

•              Open new accounts

•              Ensure timely credit escalation

•              Receive and process customer payments for all three Cork branches

•              Manage the daily cash (counting the float & ordering change)

•              Accurately manage the petty cash for all three Cork branches

•              Prepare bank lodgements

•              Other ad hoc duties

Essential experience   

•              Minimum 1-2 years’ credit controller experience while managing a large customer base

•              Proven experience dealing with customers on the phone.

•              Delegation of tasks to team members and ability to juggle different demands and switch   between them as appropriate

Desirable experience:

•              Ability to demonstrate a successful track record and show the achievement of financial objectives and targets

•              Able to respond flexibly and empathetically to customer needs, managing their expectations effectively showing high accuracy and attention to detail

Technical / Functional skills     

•              Demonstrate good organisational and time management skills

•              Good attention to detail and be able to prioritize and work well under pressure

•              Strong communication skills to deal on a regular basis with colleagues at all levels of the organization and in all functions, in particular when working closely with non-financial employees

•              Strong people management skills with experience managing teams

•              Demonstrate conflict resolution skills and problem solving skills

•              Excellent Excel, Word and Outlook skills

•              Fluency in English both written and spoken

Special Requirements:

•              Full clean driving licence is ideal but not essential as only required to travel to internal credit team meetings every few months