Credit Controller
We are excited to invite applications for the position of Credit Controller to join our dynamic Howarth Timber Team at New Holland.
We are seeking a diligent and detail-oriented Credit Controller to join our finance team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in managing the company’s credit control processes, ensuring timely collection of outstanding debts while maintaining positive relationships with clients. This position requires a strong understanding of financial services, excellent phone etiquette, and proficiency in accounting software.
Location, New Holland
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week (Office Based)
Salary: depends on experience
This is an excellent opportunity for a driven individual who thrives in both independent and team-based environments.
About us
With over 180 years' trading experience, the Howarth Timber Group has grown to provide not only the widest range of products, but expertise, service and knowledge you can rely on. Customers are at the heart of everything we do. With a nationwide network of branches supplying timber and building materials, dedicated manufacturing divisions supplying specialist windows and doors and timber engineering services, the Howarth Timber Group is focused on providing market leading choice, quality, service and value.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
- Control the sales ledger system to ensure it runs effectively..
- Running & controlling your aged debt and reporting to the relevant staff as required monthly
- Accurate processing of all secure payment link receipts in a timely manner
- Assist with allocating the payments made by branches
- Setting up new customer cash & credit accounts in the Kerridge system
- Setting up new accounts via the online system as required.
- Chasing overdue balances by phone, email & letter on a split of 35+ branches
- Dealing customer payment queries
- Assist with other areas of the sales ledger & credit control function as required.
- To reduce the business debtor days
- Dealing with queries via the shared accounts receivable inbox
- Running credit reports as required in line with the company policy
The above list of duties is not exhaustive, and you may be required to undertake any other duties as and when required by Management.
Required Skills and Knowledge:
- Experience of a busy multi branch ledger
- Excellent communication skills, internally and externally
- Good PC skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word
- Prior experience of Kerridge system (desirable)
This is a great opportunity for someone with prior experience in an all-round accounts assistant role including purchase and sales ledgers. If you are an organised individual who has excellent communication, IT/Excel skills and are someone who pays attention to detail we want to hear from you. You will be self-motivated and will have a confident personality in order to comfortably liaise with other members of both the finance team and the wider business.
Our 90-acre site in North Lincolnshire allows us to hold more than 80,000m3 of timber on-site and facilitates a vast throughput of over 300,000m3 of quality timber, MDF and composite decking products per year. Quality products and quality processes are what drive our passion, but people are central to everything we do, and it’s thanks to our loyal workforce that we’ve built a strong and successful business. The Arbor team enjoy a small company culture operating at a giant scale.
Some benefits to join our company are:
- 31 days’ holiday, inclusive of Statutory Bank Holidays.
- Option to buy up to an additional 5 days’ annual leave per annum or sell up to 3 days’ annual leave per annum.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Company sick pay.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
- Length of service awards.
- Employee Assistance Programme, (24/7 helpline, counselling sessions, legal, debt and life management advice line).
- Benefit Hub (inc. discounts on gift cards, travel, cinema tickets, to name a few)
- Staff purchase discount scheme.
- Opportunity to participate in a volunteering role for one working day per year – fully paid by the Company.
If you think you are the candidate we are looking for, please apply for the role.
How to apply:
Applicants interested in applying for this position should please send a copy of their CV to Helen Naylor, Credit Manager, via email, at [email protected] or by post to Central Accounts Department, Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Limited, Lincoln Castle, Lincoln Way, New Holland, DN19 7RR.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive for some of our roles, we regret that we are unable to acknowledge every application. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed for an interview. We thank you for your interest in Howarth Timber & Building Supplies Limited.
Work Location: In person
