Head of Credit Control

5 months ago


Wakefield, United Kingdom Sharp Full time

Company Name:
- Sharp Business Systems UK PLC- Location:
- Wakefield Office- Advert Closing Date:
- Job Number:
- JO-2404-2212- Work Type:
- Permanent / Full Time- We have an excellent opportunity for a **Head of Credit Control **at our** **head office in Wakefield.
- Reporting into the Finance Director, the Head of Credit Control is responsible for credit management, aged debt reporting, and maintaining appropriate credit control policies to help maximise collections and minimise Sharp UK’s bad debt risk. Leading multi-site Credit Control teams and responsible for the management of cash receipts, bank accounts, and credit insurance requirements to ensure all debts are appropriately insured in line with group guidelines and credit insurers terms of business.
- Travel to other sites is required and a driving license is essential.
- We offer flexible hybrid working, with a minimum of 3 days in the office.
- **Main responsibilities**:

- Lead, coach and develop multi-site Credit Control teams across Sharp UK.
- Documenting and maintaining appropriate credit control policies across Sharp UK, resolving and bringing material credit concerns to senior management attention.
- Supporting internal and external audits, ensuring appropriate internal controls within the Credit Control department
- Monitoring and managing aged debts and potential bad debts, providing reports and analysis to Finance in line with Sharp Group requirements.
- Improve aged debts percentage, monthly collections and the provisions required for bad debts.
- Work proactively with other teams to ensure early resolution of queries and overdue debts.
- Ensure appropriate credit insurance cover is in place for all debts where appropriate.
- Set up and manage appropriate credit insurance requirement to manage credit risk in line with Sharp UK’s risk appetite.
- Oversee the banking and collections arrangements, ensuring cash receipts and bank accounts are maintained, reconciled, and posted accurately and on time.
- Maximise cash collections on a timely basis including continuous improvements in line with the payments industry.
- Ensure cash targets are met whilst improving processes to ensure maximum and timely cash collections.

**Requirements**:

- Experienced Credit Control Manager with CICM qualification or qualified by experience.
- Advanced knowledge of appropriate credit management procedures
- Advanced knowledge of credit insurance requirements.
- Experience with continuous improvement of the credit control function.
- Multi-site experience and experience in Corporate Group is very helpful.
- Strong staff management skills, able to lead, inspire and develop teams.
- Team player, adept at communicating with and influencing departmental managers and directors.
- Confident in liaising with senior management.
- SAP system experience is highly desirable or other comparable ERP systems. Flexible and able to travel to various UK sites as required.**About Sharp Business Systems UK Plc**

Sharp Business Systems provide innovative Document Solutions, Visual Solutions, Managed Solutions and IT services.
- By providing excellent pre-sales advice and supplying innovative, state-of-the-art solutions, which we support with outstanding service, we deliver very high levels of customer satisfaction.
- We have thousands of customers who have been with us for many years and are happy to turn to us time and time again for new products, solutions and services; our relationships are testament to the quality of the customer service we provide.


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