Financial Project Manager

Halo Recruitment Ltd ,
Fareham, Hampshire
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £28,000 per annum

Overview

Halo Recruitment are proud to be working with a fantastic client who is a national provider of specialist healthcare. Who have a fab opportunity for a Finance Project Manager to join their team. You will be Working within Finance in their Credit Control team. The primary responsibility of the Senior Credit Controller is to oversee, and line manage the 5 members of the credit control team and ensure effective monitoring and management. This includes high volume, extended credit terms debt with characteristics particular to the Medico-Legal industry. It requires the ability to manage large ledgers, sometimes without clearly defined due dates and protracted rate negotiations are not unusual. Therefore, the right candidate will be flexible in their approach to credit control and be pro-active in finding alternative ways to manage and monitor the debt. Duties to include: Line management and supervision of the Credit Control team of 5, including monthly 1-to-1s, annual appraisals, performance management and attendance management. Monitor processes and controls with a view to improving current processes where opportunity exists. Working with the systems development team to improve credit control processes via the use of automation and improved functionality of the bespoke database system. Reporting on and analysing the performance of debt by debtor and by sector. Overseeing an extremely busy in-box along with the other Credit Control team members Chasing payments in line with current chasing policy. Ensuring client accounts are accurately recorded with their payment history and all problem accounts are managed closely to keep within their agreed credit terms. Overseeing the allocation of payments received for specific ledgers, ensuring that these are processed in an accurate and timely manner. Resolving invoice issues and investigate ways that we can prevent these happening, or ways to monitor the issues before they happen. Overseeing the management of the BACS control account for unallocated payments. Creating and sending of monthly statements to all debtors. Answering email and telephone queries on invoice and balance queries. To allocate payments received for specific ledger in an accurate and timely manner Making enquiries as to reasons for shortfalls from daily banking Run reports from intranet and macros Work closely with the Business Team with regards to rate issues. Apply credit notes and write -offs when applicable Conducting credit checks Other ad hoc tasks Systems Used: Microsoft Excel, Outlook and Word Sage BMC Remedy Bespoke database and accounting system Candidate Requirements: Finance or credit control background essential Previous line management experience, ability to lead and motivate a team essential Experience of process change and improvement desirable Experience in Microsoft packages Good excel skills - V-Lookups, pivot tables, SUMIFs Well-organised Attention to detail Excellent communication skills Ability to work from own initiative and work as part of a team.