Accounts Controller

**Accounts Controller**

**Full time/ Permanent**

**Mon-Fri 9-5**

**£30,000 Per Annum**

**Role Overview**:
Our client is looking for an experiences Accounts Controller to join their team in Leicester, the purpose of the role is to manage, monitor and develop the Accounts Department to ensure that improvements within the department are continually achieved therebymaking a measured contribution to the Company’s performance and profitability. Working within guidelines, codes of practice and company Credit Policy to ensure that Credit Control areas are maintained, reported on and that appropriate actions are taken. Toprovide fair and equitable trading arrangements for our customers, whilst ensuring firm control is maintained over the resources of the Company.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- To be a proactive member of the Company’s Controller middle management team ensuring the implementation of Company policy.
- Responsible for management of the Accounts team staff members.
- Filing of month end paperwork and complete reports for the accountant. End of month close down which includes provision of reports for Company accountants and Directors. Maintain end of month balancing of daily banking.
- Responsible for maintaining and reporting on appropriate ledgers. Liaise with Customer Support Unit and other departments if a resolution of sales ledger queries can’t be resolved.
- Invoice deliveries made and ensure all paperwork is forwarded to customers.
- Responsible for implementation and maintenance of the Company’s ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 procedures and to be a member of the Company’s ISO auditing team
- Responsible for the maintenance of health and safety.
- Control, maintain and develop Codes of Practice applicable to the Accounts Department.
- Ensure that the annual expenditure budgets are prepared and adhered to in conjunction with Chairman (Operations).
- Raise rebate credits and invoices when requested. Ensure all rebate credit / invoices are received and logged onto the Rebate Matrix. Raise any invoices relating to charges for other ad hoc services or products supplied.
- Compete Journals to the bank for bank charges on foreign payments and any other Journals needed to clear the ledgers. Supply the accountant with the information.
- Complete yearly Accounts Department Company Plan.
- Read credit reports and make recommendation to Chairman (Operations) on how to proceed with new customers.
- Responsible for the integrity of Sales Aged Debt Report
- Responsible for monitoring Customer Credit Limits and Terms and for reporting to appropriate levels of authority if they are exceeded.
- Responsible for checking and accepting Customer orders prior to release of goods for delivery (where applicable).
- Resolution of Sales Ledger queries to include maintaining the matrix and liaising with CSU, together with supplying copy invoices and proof of deliveries.
- Responsible for maintaining and reporting on appropriate ledgers.
- Responsible for all Credit Control aspects of customer communication as delegated and empowered from Chairman (Operations).
- Responsible for ensuring that new customers’ account paperwork as per Company Credit Policy and Codes of Practice are processed, progressed and actioned where appropriate.
- Obtain from designated Credit Information Agency, credit reports on all customers and make suggestion of credit limit.
- Responsible for the completion and progress of Customer Complaint Forms (CCFs), once authorised by Chairman (Operations).
- Liaise with designated credit Indemnity Company on non-payments and pass debts for collection when applicable