Credit Controller

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Credit Controller

CPC is an independent project and cost management consultancy, providing the best technical expertise in delivering infrastructure, property and transformational change projects that are improving people’s lives both at work and at home.

Our people are dedicated to meeting our clients’ needs, unified by a core set of values and behaviours that bring the right knowledge, experience and a fresh approach to unlocking every project’s full potential.

Role: Full time, permanent

This is a great opportunity to join our busy Finance team, supporting the operation of the business. CPC is a national Consultancy with offices across the UK, with our Finance team based in our new Leeds office.

We can support your professional journey through qualifications with the AAT, or other training providers/assessors. As the business continues to expand, we envisage the successful candidate to move into a Senior Credit Controller position.

Relevant skills and experience:

• Experience working in a similar finance role is essential.
• Experience performing a wide variety of general accounting tasks, especially sales ledger duties.
• Strong numerical skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Excel, and accounting software.
• Working knowledge of Access Dimensions (Beneficial).
• The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines with strong numeracy and organisational skills.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise your own workload.
• Confidence to deal with a range of stakeholders and a problem-solving mindset.
• Experience and knowledge of the end-to-end receivables process.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Duties will include:

• Creating monthly and periodic sales ledger invoices including any rechargeable expenses ensuring that external clients and the internal stakeholders receive an excellent service in all respects.
• Setting up new customer accounts, including credit checks (setting Credit Limits), and escalating for sign off where required. Periodically reviewing this information.
• Preparing, uploading invoices and monitoring customer portals together with framework reviews & maintenance.
• Checking and sending of month-end statements.
• Debt Management and collection. Timely collection of the company’s debtors including regular contact by telephone and email to arrange prompt collection of due accounts. Regular debtor reviews with department heads as required.
• Effective resolution of billing queries with both customer and internal stakeholders agreeing appropriate action, to ensure prompt payment of receivables.
• Reconciling and allocating cash against daily banking to ensure accuracy of Group ledgers.
• Cash Flow forecasting.
• Assisting in production of management reporting as and when required.

CPC - Big enough to deliver but small enough to care

In addition to a competitive salary, CPC Project Services provides comprehensive benefits including private pension, private healthcare, holidays, assistance with private professional membership subscriptions, training and development, personal performance based bonus and annual salary review.

We encourage you to apply even if your experience is not a 100% match for this position. We are looking for someone with relevant skills and experience, not a checklist that exactly matches the job description. We want to help you grow and in return, you help us grow into a stronger, more inclusive organisation.

We recognise and value the diversity of our people and are committed to developing working practices which will allow every person to contribute to our business and achieve their career aspirations.

2024 + 2023 Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (100 staff or over)*

*Building Awards, 2023, 2024

APM SME of the Year 2023

Polite notice to recruitment agencies. We are not requiring any assistance at the moment. Please note, we do not accept speculative CV's and they will not be counted as a valid 'introduction'.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Accounting/Auditing and Finance
• Industries
• Accounting