Credit Controller

**Credit Controller**

**Location**: Skelmersdale

Come join Alexander Dennis on our mission to save the planet. We are transforming public transport globally by designing, manufacturing, and servicing greener, more eco-friendly, buses and coaches.

Our people are our biggest asset, making us the hugely successful company we are. We are transforming how we work, offering team members more flexibility around how they live and work.

**What does that mean for you?**
- Generous salary package - we reward our people at the level they deserve
- A half day on a Friday. Yes, every Friday. Giving you more time at the weekend to do the things you love with the people you love
- A 37-hour working week, with flexible working options, giving you that much needed work/life balance
- Annual leave entitlement which increases with tenure
- Pension scheme to help you save for the future
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical, impartial support on issues impacting your life
- Cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, and regular meditation sessions as your health and wellbeing is important to us.

Interested and want to find out more? Check out our YouTube channel here

**Your dream role**:

- We are looking for a **Credit Controller** to join our successful, international, business
- Build strong working relationships with all nominated customers to effectively manage and control debtors within agreed policies and procedures
- Ensure that customer payments are received to terms and accounts are maintained within authorised credit limits
- Achieve cash collection and debtors’ targets and complete daily allocation of customer receipts
- Ensure all monthly statements and reports are run and distributed without delay.
- Process all customer credit notes
- Opportunities like this don’t come along often - you will have exposure to a wide range of senior stakeholders and complex projects globally.
- Effective credit evaluation and control for our Aftermarket business. Timely collection of outstanding debts, control of credit limits and timely resolution of queries (monitoring and support of AD Inc. and ADAP debtors)
- Authorisation of customer/supplier set up and amendments in line with departmental controls, ensuring internal procedures are regularly reviewed to ensure prevention of fraud
- Processing of company expenses (MEOL - including related payments)
- Control and administration of monthly Contra accounts between sales and purchase ledger
- Control of departmental post and equipment (franking machine, printers etc)
- Support and identify improvement opportunities across all activities and implement to maximise process efficiency via increased automation and providing appropriate governance

**What you will bring**:

- Experience in a similar position where you will have managed collections on a large volume of customer accounts (approx. 1000).
- If you have experience in a similar complex, global business - even better
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills at all levels, with a proven track record in query and conflict resolution.
- Driven, curious, and analytical. You won’t be afraid to challenge the status quo.
- You don’t need to be a tech whizz, but we do need you to be proficient in Microsoft packages - especially Excel.
- ERP experience is essential. Even better if you have experience of Syspro.
- Relationship building will come easily to you. You will have the ability to partner with stakeholders across the business.
- Things can be hectic here. You will thrive on being busy and be an expert multi-tasker.
- Generally, someone who fits into our culture - approachable, with a strong work ethic and a desire to succeed.

**Next steps**:
If this sounds like you, and you’re interested in coming ‘aboard’, then we would love to hear from you. Alongside uploading your CV, please share a short covering letter detailing why you’re interested and why we should hire you
- Recommend a Friend is applicable for this role.

As this role is unlikely to meet UKVI criteria for sponsorship under the skilled worker route, you will be required to have the right of work in the UK from the proposed commencement date.