Credit Controller

**Credit Controller**

£21,940

Liverpool

Monday - Friday, 36.25 hours per week, flexible working hours.

**Role**:
Our 4 strong Credit Control Team are fun, friendly and hard-working and we are looking for a like-minded individual with confident communication skills to develop a fulfilling career in credit control.

You will be responsible for chasing high volume/low value debts of around 3,000 debtors per month. You must be target driven and have the ability to meet and exceed team targets. You will pro-actively chase payments from customers, ensuring cash collection is maximised to its full potential.

**Main Duties**:

- You will handle customers with tact and diplomacy, demonstrating empathy whilst focusing on debt recovery targets.
- You will work to understand various Hire Agreements as well as industry regulations such as FCA, treating customers fairly, GDPR and the Consumer Credit Act.
- You will need strong PC skills conversant in MS Office Applications.
- You will maintain accurate records and provide reports on arrears, actioning cases to the point of termination and escalation.

Whilst previous experience of Credit Control would be useful, it is not essential.

**Essential Skills and Attributes**:

- Team player with clear focus on customer service, quality and accuracy
- Excellent telephone manner
- Takes ownership of queries, problems and projects and manages to resolution
- Able to manage own workload and work unsupervised if necessary
- Have good experience with Microsoft packages including Excel and Word.
- Understand terms and conditions of various Hire Agreements.
- Understand and adhere to industry standards, e.g. Data Protection Act and Consumer Credit Act.
- Understand the objectives of the company and work towards them through a personal development plan.

**Our Company**:
Merchant Rentals, part of the PayPoint Group, specialise in providing tailored asset finance solutions to businesses large and small throughout the UK, helping them to accept card payments through a range of payment terminal technologies and accessories. We manage an existing customer base of over 30,000 UK customers and require a skilled and efficient Credit Controller to join our Credit Control team.

Permanent, Monday to Friday.

36.25 hours per week, 7.25 hours per day with flexibility around start and finish times from 8.00am until 6.00pm.

Our shared services centre is based in Liverpool city centre. This role requires 2 days per week to be based from Liverpool. We also have an office in Haydock and the 3 remaining days can be based from either Liverpool, Haydock or home dependent upon the requirements of the role.

We are focused on ensuring our team enjoy a good work-life balance, offering a range of benefits.
- 30 days annual leave (inclusive of 8 UK bank holidays)
- Flexible working
- Contributory pension scheme and life assurance
- Company Shares Incentive plan
- Discounts through our employee benefits platform
- Employee assistance programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Vibrant Liverpool offices - Chapel Street
- Opportunity to progress through the business
- Regular employee social events, lunches and fun activities
- Dress for your day
- Free refreshments provided