Finance Officer - Credit Control
The SRA and the Law Society are recruiting a Credit Controller to join their friendly shared service team in Bimingham city centre.
What is in it for you
• Work for a well-respected and well recognised organisation
• Enjoy working in a prime city-centre location
• Excellent benefits
The Role
You will be responsible for the daily management and clearance of Aged Debt. You will build effective relationships with our customers and communicate confidently, professionally and regularly to influence the complete and punctual payment of accounts. You will produce daily reports, set up new accounts and assist in the credit vetting process. Maintaining the integrity of the ledger will also be important, matching ‘on account’ payments/credit notes with invoices as well as carrying out and other ad hoc administrative tasks when required.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a great team!
What we are looking for:
· Ability to build friendly and professional relationships
· Someone is eager to achieve results
· High attention to detail
To apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter. Please ensure that your CV and covering letter clearly demonstrate how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required for this role.
Essential
Educated to GCSE or equivalent standard in Mathematics and English Language
Experience in Credit Control and General Ledger accounting function, with an emphasis on aged debtor maintenance
Jobholders will be confident and accurate in the use of computerised finance systems for the input of numerical and alphabetical data, and the output of on-line enquiries and standard reports
Confident, professional and assertive telephone manner, in order to obtain the most positive responses from debtors
Excellent attention to detail and the ability to follow work notes, policies and procedure notes is required to
Excellent IT skills, including use of spreadsheets and word processing packages
The ability to change the approach used, by understanding the type of debt and the different processes which need to be followed
Excellent organisational and planning skills
Ability to achieve deadlines and targets when working under pressure.
Desirable
Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.
Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to the performance of our organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.
We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, a member of ENEI, a disability confident employer and we are happy to talk flexible working.
This opportunity is closed to applicants.