Credit Reconciliation Specialist

Do you have excellent data analytical skills, a strong knowledge of data management, a proven background in Credit Control and working in a fast paced environment

If so, we have an opportunity for a **Credit Reconciliation Specialist** to join our Finance team here at the **Regatta Group** in Urmston (Manchester), to provide an effective & accurate credit control function for the department and to act as an interface between the company and the customer.

**The impact you will have on this role is**:

- Present findings of anomalies to wider business, to explain reasons why the data is or isn’t accurate and offer solutions to rectify any issues which arise.
- Ensure prompt collection of outstanding debts efficiently and effectively
- Highlight problems and issues as they arise; Deal with unallocated cash and reconciliations of client accounts
- Prepare monthly overdue and problem debt reports to be shared and discussed with Senior Credit Reconciliation Specialist
- Reduce the over 60+ day debts & monitor overall credit balances of accounts
- Conduct regular meetings with Sales Managers to discuss outstanding debts - via Microsoft Teams or face to face
- Achieve personal and team targets. Identifies and actions opportunities for personal and professional development
- Completed work set and meeting time deadlines accordingly. Deals with ad-hoc requests with mínimal disruption to their work
- Adheres to the procedures, best practice, and templates relevant to the role
- Monitor credit limit in accordance with our Credit Insurance and report overdue debts to them promptly to avoid a claim being rejected.
- Effective relationships are built with key stakeholders across the business.
- Any other duties as required within the scope of credit control and related functions

**As our future Credit Reconciliation Specialist, you will have**
- Advanced excel knowledge
- Commercially aware
- Strong analytical ability, problem-solving, attention to detail and excellent communication skills
- Experience of working with Self Billing Accounts
- Ability to manage and manipulate large complex data sets.
- Accurate forecasting
- Timely resolution of sales ledger variances
- Communicate to stakeholders variances and offer solutions

**We can offer you**:

- Discretionary profit share bonus
- Pension
- Staff discounts
- Access to company benefits website
- 24 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
- An extra day of annual leave for every 3 years' service up to an additional 3
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity scheme after 2 years' service
- Birthday hours
- Company walks
- State of the art Head Office
- A paid day off for volunteering
- Free parking
- Subsidised canteen and Starbucks
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted gym membership
- Fitness suite with options including Yoga and Bootcamp classes
- Shower facilities including hairdryers and GHD straighteners

**Our Regatta Family**:
The Regatta Group supplies quality outdoor clothing and accessories through our 3 great brands - Regatta, Craghoppers and Dare2b - whether exploring the Amazon rainforest, walking your dog in the local park or cycling the Tour de France, we have what you need.

It’s a friendly, supportive family business - a place where bakers, dog walkers, book worms, students, parents, travellers, movie buffs, foodies, festival goers, musicians and more come together to create experiences consumers really appreciate.

The thing we all have in common, is that we share the same core values of Great Relationships and Entrepreneurial Spirit.

**Our investment in the environment**:
Sustainability is at the core of everything we do, and you will have the opportunity to support our Group wide sustainability committee and put ideas into action and really make a difference to the world we live in