We are recruiting an experienced Credit Control professional to join our busy onshore Customer Financial Services team. This role will report to the Accounts Receivable manager and compliment an existing team of CFS specialists based Onshore & Offshore.
We follow a “virtual first” approach meaning we primarily work from home, the successful candidate must be able to travel to our Leeds office in Arlington as and when required (minimum of once a month) to collaborate as a team, attend team meetings and take part in training activities.
The main duties of the role are to provide Credit Control services to Capita businesses to achieve maximum cash collections. This role will also be working with the various business units in the resolution of queries within a timely manner ensuring that all areas for risk are escalated and resolved.
What you'll be doing:
Make proactive calls to customers to ensure that potential issues are identified at an early stage and resolved where possible
Follow up with customers through dunning letters, statement of accounts, email reminders and phone calls
Reconciliation of customer accounts and unallocated cash balances to ensure ledgers are accurate
Escalate debt to management for legal consideration in line with Credit Policy
Send reports on debtors to various stakeholders
Hold conference calls with internal stakeholders & clients to discuss any issues relating to collections
Ensure all customer communications are accurately recorded in accounting software
Reviewing and addressing payment behaviour issues with the business and the client to ensure payment to agreed terms
Reviewing supplier portals to check status of invoices and scheduled payments
Managing interdepartmental relationships with the understanding of how this impacts your day-to-day and collaborating to make efficiencies where possible
Ensure that tasks are carried out in line with Credit policy and Delegation of Authority policy
What we are looking for:
Strong B2B collections experience
Results orientated and ambitious with a confident and proactive approach
Ability to organise own workload and keep accurate records
Able to communicate effectively both written and orally
Numerate with good analytical skills and strong attention to detail
Fast learner with a tenacious can-do type of personality
Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
Computer literate with good EXCEL skills, preferably to Intermediate Level, SAP experience is desirable
Hybrid role so working from home with the ability to travel to Leeds on an Adhoc basis
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About Capita/Group Finance
Our Finance Function is one of Capita’s central corporate functions and is supporting the financial needs of the business. Our teams are creating smarter, faster financial processes across a complex organisation to ensure consistency with training, technology and knowledge sharing. We’re providing clear insight to teams across the business and empowering them to make effective, meaningful decisions. Join us and discover better as you build a stronger financial future for Capita.
What’s in it for you?
Competitive Salary up to £30,000 (dependent on experience)
25 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.
You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of 55,000 experienced, innovative, and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.
What we hope you’ll do next:
Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
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Equal Opportunities
We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.