Credit Controller

**BCD Meetings & Events: Credit Controller**

**About us**:
At BCD Meetings & Events (BCD M&E), we provide more than meeting and event planning services: we create connections that inspire, motivate, and change behavior for our customers. As the world’s most trusted and innovative meetings and events agency, BCD M&E cultivates a culture of people, passion, and purpose to drive business forward.

Headquartered in Chicago, with locations in 50+ countries across the world, BCD M&E’s team of 1,500+ people are committed to sustainability and driving success for our customers, our business and ourselves. Our values are at the heart of everything we do, and we look for people that want to be a part of something special, can rise to our standards and love to bring their unique perspective to the table. In the UK we have a team of around 300 located across our four BCD offices, based in client offices or are remote based.

While we can’t guarantee every day will be the best (who can?), we can promise a community of people who genuinely care and lead with empathy, a flexible workplace with awesome perks and challenging work that means something.

**About the role**:
We are expanding our credit control operation and are looking for a **Credit Controller** to join our dynamic team. As an integral part of our credit control team, you will have ownership for the collection of debts for an agreed list of sales ledger accounts, working to agreed payment terms. You will also be targeted to manage old debt and the continual improvement of reducing our debtor days will be key part of your role.

**As a Credit Controller you will**:

- Proactively maintain regular contact with customers (verbal and written), as necessary, to manage the level of debt outstanding.
- Build relationships with customers, identifying key contacts to ensure quick and consistent cash collection.
- Be self-motivated and driven to achieve monthly targets.
- To effectively deal with and resolve promptly any queries that arise.
- Teamwork - assisting colleagues to ensure targets are met across the wider Credit Control team.
- Work under own initiative, prioritising workloads and using efficient time management skills.
- Liaise confidently and effectively with all internal colleagues.
- Work within company and customer SOP’s and SLA’s

**What you will bring**:

- Proven credit control experience
- Proven experience working within a finance team
- Great communication skills - both verbal and written
- Strong MS office skills including excel
- Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work on multiple tasks at one time
- Comfortable working independently and as part of a team

**You might also have**:

- Knowledge of the Meetings & Events industry

**Our Benefits for this role**:

- Life Assurance x1 your annual salary
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Birthday day off
- Holiday Purchase Scheme - allowing up to 5 additional holidays days
- Discounted rates on Hotels & Travel
- Gym & Fitness Discounts
- Pension Scheme
- Company Sick pay
- Lifestyle Benefits

**You should know**:

- This is a Hybrid role that requires 3 days in a week in our Derby office
- Our standard working hours are 9:00 AM -5:30 PM with an hour break
- Team monthly bonus scheme is available upon reaching set targets

**How to apply**:
**Salary**: £23,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Derby, DE24 8UX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Experience**:

- credit control: 1 year (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Derby, DE24 8UX