Credit Controller – French Speaking

Credit Controller – Based in London, SE1 – Working for French Office.

You must be absolutely fluent in French. Ideally you will be French! You must also have experience in setting credit limits and have some experience with ledgers.

You must be an experienced Credit Controller with some other accountancy skills.

The company is a FTSE Fastrack 100 Company, is hugely succesful and is a contemporary designer of high end house hold goods.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Credit Controller to join an established but dynamic design & wholesale company in the housewares sector.

This position has arisen due to the rapid growth of the company over the last 5 years which is
now entering a new adventure to establish a subsidiary in France. This is a varied role reporting into the Credit Manager where you will be required to assist with the initial set up of this new
operation and subsequently manage all aspects of the sales ledger.

Key Responsibilities (but not limited to):

Duties for the Credit Controller France will be:

Assist with set up of new subsidiary and transfer from existing
distributor including reviewing key account agreements, arranging
trading/payment terms, dealing with customer queries, setting up sales ledger
on accounting system and receiving, loading and confirming initial customer
orders.

Skills, Education and Experience Required:
•Proactively contacting customers both by phone and email to chase any outstanding
monies and to deal with any customer queries
•Supporting the sales manager in developing
existing National and Key accounts and building on current customer
relationships to open up new business opportunities.
•Supporting the sales manager in Identifying
and building the future structure of the French Division to ensure continued
growth
•Meet KPI targets
•Responsible for the daily allocation of cash receipts
•Reporting on a periodic basis to the Credit Control Manager on the
position of the assigned sales ledger and problem accounts, and discussing the
course of any action where applicable.
•Proactively contacting customers to ensure that invoices are accurately
raised and distributed in a timely manner
•Process authorized debit/credit notes in line with company procedures
•Accurately recording and storing sales ledger information to aid
decision-making.
•Creating and maintaining customers’ accounts, and running credit checks
on existing and new customers.
•Maintaining and monitoring credit Limits
•Controlling the processing of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) invoices
and resolving all errors and queries received.
•Assisting in the refining of the existing processes and procedures to
help maximize the cash collection
•Working closely with the sales teams to ensure they are aware of credit
risks.
•Undertake other ad hoc duties as directed by the Credit Control Manager.

You must be a fluent in French & English (Speaking, Reading
& Writing)
•At least three years’ experience in a similar level role
•A strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
•Analytical skills
•Personal qualities
•Excellent attention to detail
•Ability to solve problems
•Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to form strong working
relationships
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•Highlymotivated and enthusiastic
•Ability to challenge
•Ability to cope in a fast paced environment
•A strong team player