Credit Control Administrator Position
HS Walsh and Sons has a vacancy for a Credit Control Administrator to join our small family feel team on a permanent full or part time basis at our head office in Biggin Hill, Kent.
About Us
H S Walsh & Sons have been a leading supplier of tools, equipment, clock and watch materials to the jewellery and horological trades for over 78 years. Serving clients from individual designer makers and independent retailers to large industry groups, we are renowned for our excellent customer service.
Along with our head office in Biggin Hill, Kent we have branches in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham and Hatton Garden, London and are at the heart of the trade, offering person to person sales, backed up with help, advice and demonstrations from knowledgeable staff, many with decades of experience.
The Role
We are looking for an organised and experienced individual to join our busy Accounts Team as a Credit Control Administrator. It is a permanent role which will require full time (or part time over 5 days) up to 35 hours a week, focusing on the importance of accurate and timely financial records, excellent customer service and being part of a successful and buoyant team.
Responsibilities (to include):
- Allocation of branch accounts
- Allocation of BACS payments to customer accounts, eBay and web shop
- Daily sales reporting using Excel
- End of day figures
- Maintenance of customer account details in SAGE
- Generation of monthly account statements
- Producing Aged Debtors list and contacting late accounts by phone/email, keeping records on a per account basis
- Liaising with solicitors
- Opening of new credit accounts including credit checks and reference requests
- Bank reconciliation
- Adherence to legislation such as the Dangerous Goods Act
- Supporting the wider team with ad-hoc financial administrative tasks.
Requirements/Skills
- Previous credit control/book keeping experience is required, with knowledge of SAGE 200 essential
- Knowledge of Purchase Ledger is desirable in order to provide absence cover for the wider team
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills especially Excel
- Professional email and telephone communication skills
- Organised and responsible self-starter with a thorough attention to detail
- Confident team player
- Patient, persistent and determined nature, with the ability to remain calm and to listen
- Analytical skills
- Reliable, honest and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times.
This could be either full or part time, but with working on a daily basis. We will consider candidates who could work a slightly shorter day if it is 5 days a week. The position is available immediately.
Salary is available on request.
Please send your covering letter and CV to [email protected] .