Credit Controller

Due to an internal move, we are looking for a full time Credit Controller to join our finance team, at Head Office in Standish. Working within the Credit Control team to support administrative and ad-hoc duties within the department. You will carry out a variety of duties to compliment the cash collection duties of the Credit Controllers. Hybrid working is available

Benefits for a Credit Controller

• Eligibility for retention bonus
• Hybrid working available
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays 
• Enhanced holiday scheme for service milestones
• Group life assurance 3 x basic salary
• Pension 4% employer 5% employees
• Online access to payslips, book and view holidays and personal info
• Access to the Ainscough Advantage (People Value) benefits platform
• Staff forums run 3 times a year – have your voice heard

Ainscough Crane Hire are the UKs leading crane company.

Based across 30 locations, our dedicated team of experts are passionate about delivering projects on time, to budget and, most importantly, to the highest possible standard of safety. Our industry-recognised Make the Safe Choice ethos is at our core and underpins every single thing we do, from contract lifts and crane hire to specialist projects for customers.

Our reputation as a market leader is not just a result of our expansive fleet and comprehensive network of locations across the UK, but is also derived from the workplace culture that allows our team to perform their duties with passion and pride.

Key Responsibilities

• Daily cash posting/allocation
• Setting up new accounts and authorising credit limits up to the value of £10k
• Escalating client files for credit insurance
• Monitoring and managing 3 email mailboxes
• Responsible for managing your own portfolio of customers 
• Responsible for achieving settlement of sales invoices within payment terms liaising with client's Accounts Payable / Subcontract Accounts and Quantity Surveyors and any other contacts necessary to achieve timely payment. 
• Running credit checks (Experian) and updating client records to accurately reflect the credit limits that are held and identifying any credit risk. 
• Deal with queries from debtors ensuring these are followed up in a timely manner.
• Ensure KPI cash collection targets/DSO are met. 
• Responsible for releasing customer orders on accounts which are credit held for overdue / over credit limit.
• Customer account housekeeping 

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience working in a fast paced and professional credit control environment
• Experience using credit reference agencies to analyse a company’s credit history
• Previous experience working to targets
• Experience using Excel 
• Strong attention to detail with all tasks

• Dynamic
• Strong-willed
• Self-motivated
• Role model for our leadership behaviours: Always makes the Safe Choice; Reliable; Easy to deal with; Open to new ideas; Teamwork; Passion

Performance Measurement

• KPI’s set by Credit Manager and Assistant Credit Manager