Senior Credit Controller

We are currently working with one of our clients to recruit an Arabic Speaking Senior Credit Controller. The company is German and is part of the IT industry with a strong global presence. They are one of the leading value-added distributors for international top manufacturers in information technology. As the link between the manufacturers and resellers, they smooth the path for the successful distribution of intelligent IT solutions from the areas of e-security and e-business.

The Credit Controller is responsible for chasing outstanding invoices to the company and plays a vital role in the cash-flow of the organisation, ensuring credit given to customers is monitored and controlled effectively.

Duties include:

1. Chasing debt by telephone and email and reducing debtor days.
2. Allocating payments in accordance with customer remittances.
3. Processing and generating reminder letters and monthly statements.
4. Liaising with the sales and accounts receivable teams to resolve outstanding queries.
5. Ensuring that all major accounts work to agreed order to cash cycle.
6. Daily and month-end reporting and account reconciliations.
7. Investigating and resolving queries relating to non-payment of invoices.
8. Working to strict monthly and annual collections targets.

We are looking for an Arabic speaker for this position. The role will suit an individual who is driven by results and is target-driven. You will have some previous experience of working in a finance department with exposure to credit control. You will have good Excel skills, a polite but tenacious telephone manner, and good systems knowledge.