Unipart Rail
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Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Credit Control Manager
Overview
Job Description
Unipart Rail is a supply partner to some of the world's best-known names. Our partners know us to be expert in the services we provide - giving them the confidence to pursue their business objectives, while we support them with bespoke solutions. As a result of our success we are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Credit Control Manager to work at our head office site in Doncaster. The purpose of this role is to determine, develop and implement credit management into the Unipart Rail business, ensuring that its revenue and income streams are administered to its advantage. The successful candidate needs to use the most suitable lean processes in order to manage this. This role is responsible for setting up mature and established mechanisms and relationships to resolve disputes impacting on the sales ledger. The main responsibilities of this role are: * Line management responsibilities (small team) * Ensure and maintain efficient and relevant credit control and credit management controls appropriate both for the company and the interfaces with its customers. * Where disputes and points for clarification arise, instigate a process of negotiation to achieve settlements and ongoing adherence to Unipart Rail's contractual terms of trading. * In conjunction with the Credit Control Process Manager constantly review sales ledger processes to ensure that they are optimised to their full potential. * Determine with the Commercial department the criteria and setting of credit limits for new and existing customers. * Having regular contact with all customers through site visits, written and verbal communications, focusing on customers where there are issues with debt collection. * Having specific contact with external auditors on sales ledger issues. * Managing internal stakeholders - such as Relationship Managers and Director levels - updating them on debtors, poor payers and risks to the business. We are looking for someone who: * Has at least 5 years experience in a large sales ledger (over £100m turnover) environment * Knowledge of a range of computerised sales ledger systems * Team leadership and management skills * The maturity, experience and strength of character to negotiate with authority to the advantage of Unipart Rail to settle outstanding disputes with customers * Has experience in revising and changing processes for more efficient outputs The benefits you will receive in this role are: * Competitive salary * Pension (3% employer contribution) * 25 Days Hols (plus Bank Holidays) * Free car parking * We also run a number of internal programmes such as health and well-being initiatives, local discounts, cycle to work schemes etc. As a valued employee of Unipart Rail, you can look forward to a varied and rewarding career with a company that holds the Investors in People accreditation and also world class status in employee engagement. Strictly no agencies and we would ask that agencies refrain from making contact with any of our colleagues and that no CVs are submitted to staff across the business. Any CVs sent will be at your own risk. We will reserve the right to engage with candidates directly having not, in any way, entered into your company's Terms and Conditions.