International Credit Controller

International Credit Controller
up to £45,000 DOE
Hybrid working

I am recruiting for an experienced Credit Controller to join a Global Retail organisation in London. This role will take ownership of all matters relating to international invoicing and collections, including management of the organisation's credit risk. This is an employee-centric organisation that offers great personal development opportunities. Email your CV to shendl.van-wyk@investigo.co.uk

Responsibilities will include:

• Act as the main contact for international franchise partners for payment related queries, including ensuring all payments are collected on time from all international partners.
• Manage the ageing position of international debtor balances and review credit limits regularly with the CFO.
• Take appropriate actions where necessary to minimise bad debt risk, e.g., put international partners on shipment hold when necessary.
• Provide regular updates on the international debtor balances with commentary to the Board and other internal teams.
• Drive process improvements, including automation, for key international franchise processes.
• Calculate and issue royalty invoices on a monthly basis to all international franchise partners, performing checks on sales figures received from the partners and ensuring any anomalies are followed up and resolved appropriately.
• Take full responsibility for complying with withholding tax rules and minimising the global tax bill in line with the appropriate double tax treaties.
• Maintain franchise and overseas subsidiaries ledger accounts, ensuring that all entries are properly recorded and reconciled for accuracy.
• Generate forecasts for expected income from international partners including for stock, non-stock, distribution charges, and royalties to assist the international commercial finance manager.

Candidate Specification:

• Experience in credit control for an international business.
• A self-starter with excellent team working skills.
• Negotiating and influencing skills with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven experience in successfully managing relationships with external customers.
• A strong commercial and proactive approach.
• Retail experience (Desirable).
• Accounting experience to be able to book accounting entries and perform balance sheet reconciliations.
• Language skills; Arabic, Hindi, and Urdu would be an advantage.