Senior Credit Controller

Key Responsibilities

• Review / monitor billings process
• Review leases and tenancy schedules for accurate billings data (ensure tenancy schedule changes are accurately reflected in the sales/property systems and SAP)
• Monitor billing data upload into SAP (review reconciliation of sales/property systems to SAP)
• Prepare / review regular billings summary to share with senior management

Manage collections and arrears position

• Prepare regular arrears (billings and collections) report to share with senior management
• Produce commentary / support for aged receivables
• Produce forecast incoming cashflows based on expected receipts
• Manage process to chase aged arrears; liaise with Property Management and Legal as required
• Build relationships with key customers to promote information flow and arrears management
• Monitor receipts upload into SAP (review bank accounts to ensure transactions have been appropriately recorded)
• Review unallocated receipts to ensure receipts are allocated against invoices on a timely basis
• Manage direct debit set up process for tenants (follow up on bounced direct debits)

General

• Manage, motivate and guide Accounts Receivable clerks
• Liaise with the various internal and external stakeholders (including internal property / asset managers and wider finance team)
• Continually look to build processes, improve reconciliation robustness and introduce controls
• Support Accounts Receivable Manager
• Provide working papers for audit purposes and support audit queries (through liaison with the Management Accounting and Financial Accounting teams)
• Deal with tax queries with the support of the internal tax team

Key skills:

• 3 years of experience in a relevant job role
• Software experience:
• SAP B1 preferable
• Property Management system (e.g. Horizon) preferable
• Project and people management
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Solution-oriented