Credit Control Job Description

Credit Control Job Description

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Credit control provides daily support to laboratory shift teams in resolving SAP-StarLIMS interface issues; manages Usage Decisions and other relevant modules in SAP as Lab SAP power user.

Credit Control Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Manage relationships with collection and insurance agencies and the Wholesale sales team
Credit exposure monitoring and reporting against approved limits
Credit limit excess investigation and reporting
Management reporting of key risk indicators
Escalate actions on unpaid debts, involving management where necessary
Develop and maintain good relationships with external customers to assist the invoice processing and payment process
Investigate and resolve all customer queries, including account reconciliations
Develop and maintain good relationships with internal staff, particularly in the business areas served
Develop a good knowledge of the company’s invoicing process in order to be able to deal efficiently with customer queries
Perform all necessary administration in respect of customer ledgers and accounts, including allocating cash receipts and credit notes, recommending cash refunds and write-offs, and general customer account maintenance

Credit Control Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Credit Control

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: TDS, RMA, GST, ACAMS, NWC, CSA, CICM

Education for Credit Control

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the credit control job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Mathematics, Business/Administration, Education, Engineering, Graduate, Management

Skills for Credit Control

Desired skills for credit control include:

SAP
Microsoft Office Packages
Word
Excel
Insurance
Outlook
Providers
US healthcare system
SAP system preferable
Audit and internal control issues

Desired experience for credit control includes:

Assist in the preparation of month end reports where necessary
Cover for Management
Liaise with internal and external departments regarding servicing and collections
Gather relevant information
Minimum of 3 months experience in a busy AR environment
Contribute to strategic and continuous improvement projects operational excellence initiatives to improve daily functions and processes

Credit Control Examples

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Credit Control Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a credit control. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for credit control
  • Providing support to credit officers
  • Involved in New Business initiatives
  • UAT for the Credit system (INSIGHT)
  • Involved in Ad Hoc Projects
  • Ability to manage and drive a team and self to reach and exceed targets set
  • Capability to communicate instructions to team in a clear, concise and constructive manner
  • Development of team members’ skills through coaching and mentoring
  • Ownership of the aged debt ledger
  • Collect outstanding debts utilising phone and email
  • Provide regular and meaningful reporting to senior management
Qualifications for credit control
  • Provide support to EMEA Billing Operations across a wide range of team activities
  • Prior experience of running a successful credit control team
  • 3 years' minimum experience within a similar role in a multinational environment
  • Administration of off-line credit limits in electronic dealing systems
  • 1-2 years accounts processing experience preferably within a law firm
  • Strong IT, organizational skills
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a credit control. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for credit control
  • Manage invoicing and statement process
  • Manage collection of payments including direct debits, bank transfer, cheques and cards
  • Resolve historical debt
  • Complete ad-hoc tasks as allocated
  • Contacting business customers when payment is due to ensure they settle their account, and explaining the terms of their credit using specialist computer databases to check credit records
  • Re-negotiating repayment plans if Businesses are in financial difficulties
  • Setting up and maintaining customer file
  • Escalating need for, and starting legal proceedings if debts are not paid within an agreed time., and arranging for goods to be repossessed to cover the outstanding debt liaising with solicitors, bailiffs and debt counsellors where necessary
  • Supply of complete and accurate Vendor statement information
  • Producing and reconciling monthly Debtors reports, KPI's, and analysing reports
Qualifications for credit control
  • Able to manage own workload and show initiative
  • Systems experience in Sage 50
  • Degree holder/part qualified/accounting technician qualification or equivalent
  • Demonstration of high level of attention to detail
  • Ability to use own initiative - motivated self starter
  • Liaise with operational staff and customers in resolving business partner invoice issues
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of credit control. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for credit control
  • Responsibility for oversight of the master data of customer accounts
  • Credit control have responsibility for ensuring that our credit terms arebeing adhered to
  • Must respond quickly and comprehensively to internal and external
  • Resolution of client queries with Fee Earners
  • Distributing monthly and weekly target reports and related information to
  • Partners and others as required
  • Escalation of account issues to the Credit Manager and other relevant
  • Responsible for all aspects of collections
  • Drive process changes to balance strong controls with efficient procedures
  • Perform month-end functions
Qualifications for credit control
  • GCSEs (A-C) including maths as a minimum
  • Customer oriented and detail minded
  • The candidate must be able to prioritize and work independently in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
  • Fluent French knowledge
  • Excellent communication skill, interpersonal and negotiation skills
  • A vast variety of development training
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of credit control. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for credit control
  • Have experience of working in a credit control, administration or claims management environment preferably within the highways services or insurance sector
  • Support COO and Front Office on business requests
  • Interact with Line Controllers, PC Controls, and Change Management teams
  • Optimise company sales, ensure timely collections, and minimise bad debt losses
  • Conduct credit reviews of existing customers and assess credit worthiness of potential new ones
  • Review and approve/reject credit recommendations
  • Lead the credit control team to drive collections and measure their performance
  • Ensure timely payment of debts is achieved through professional dealings with all customers
  • Ensure customer credit files are properly managed and a credit scoring model is in place
  • Monitor and react to deductions taken by customers
Qualifications for credit control
  • Must be fluent in Hindi and Excellent English Language skills
  • Provide a monthly status update to the Credit Committee
  • Ensure efficient and timely resolutions of invoice queries
  • Working to a monthly cash target
  • Reducing aged debt
  • Recording and banking cheques and ensuring they are deposited in a timely manner
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Credit Control Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a credit control. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for credit control
  • Being the main point of contact in the office for and on behalf of Finance
  • Provide weekly updates with the Credit Control Manager (based in London)
  • Assisting with expenses for the Australian office
  • Regular invoicing/raising credits
  • Posting cash onto debtor accounts
  • Responsible for the management of the accounts receivable function within finance
  • Direct management and leadership of the accounts receivable team
  • Oversight and responsibility that all accounts receivable related accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis and that reconciliation items are dealt with promptly
  • Responsible for the approval and sign off of monthly all account receivable and bank related journals across multiple entities
  • Work closely on internal and external audits on a continuing basis
Qualifications for credit control
  • Responsible for developing and deploying action plans to rectify any arrears on payments or deal work out situations working directly with customers and other internal departments
  • Responsible for various monthly financial analysis, presentation of monthly and quarterly receivables to senior management and parent company other reporting as required
  • Liaise with customers, management, internal departments and parent company on any accounts receivable queries and ensure that they are resolved in timely manner
  • May be accountable for leading projects and/or work packages within a business area
  • May assist in the development of communication, implementation and/or training plans to support implementation of projects and/or business initiatives
  • Responsible for 1 – 2 processes of low to medium complexity

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