Credit Control In London Jobs
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As a Senior Credit Controller in the real estate sector, your role involves managing the credit and collections processes to ensure timely payments from lease hold tenants. This role will have a particular focus on the retail sector. Key Responsibilites * Credit Policy Adherence: Monitor and enforce existing credit policies. Ensuring best practice across the Accounts Receivable function. * Tenant and Client Relations: Build and maintain positive relationships with tenants, clients, and other stakeholders, serving as the primary point of contact for credit-related inquiries, disputes, and escalations. * Collections Management: Monitor and manage accounts receivable aging reports, proactively following up on overdue payments, issuing reminders, and initiating collections actions as necessary to minimize delinquencies and maximize cash flow. * Negotiation and Resolution: Negotiate payment arrangements with delinquent tenants and clients, collaborating with property managers and AR management team to resolve disputes and minimize financial losses. * Credit Analysis and Reporting: Analyse credit and collections data to identify trends, assess portfolio performance, and forecast cash flow projections. Prepare regular reports and presentations for senior management, highlighting key metrics and actionable insights. * Compliance and Legal Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, lease agreements, and industry standards governing credit and collections activities. * Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation within the credit and collection's function, assist with implementing technology solutions and best practices to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. * Mentorship: Provide guidance and training to credit control staff, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning to optimize team performance and achieve departmental goals. Person Specification * Previous experience of the property industry desirable, combined with a minimum of 4 years' experience in credit control and a strong knowledge of the end to end credit control process. * Must be numerate, computer literate and possess good communication skills. * Excel experience within a Windows environment. * Must have ability to work under pressure, use their initiative and have a flexible yet ordered approach to their work. * Confident, assertive and strong attention to detail. * Experience of working in a high volume and target driven environment. * Previous supervisory experience is desirable. 48274BRINDCC
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Credit Control Manager / Sales Ledger London
Permanent £45,000 - £50,000 Per Annum
Ref: 48273DC Credit Control
Portfolio Credit Control are working with a Global recognised Executive Search Firm to recruit a Credit Control Manager that can also oversee the Sales Ledger on a 12m FTC that is paying up to £50,000, you'll be overseeing a Team of 3, 1 being Junior. The role would ideally be based in London or Birmingham - with a working arrangement of 2 days in the office and 3 days WFH, also 1 anchor day per month where Teams will meet up. The UK-based finance team is fully responsible for the financial management of the UK business and has recently assumed control of the US operations. They are looking for a candidate that has a strong professional personality, who is able to build relationships across the business internally liaising with Consultants and Executive Assistants to enable the effective escalation of issues, ensuring clients are treated with respect and issues are resolved timely and appropriately. Responsibilities * Manage the downloading and actioning of the weekly debtor's report into Excel * Manage the commercial credit control ledger (approx. 300 clients with a value of £8m over 20+ Practices) * Managing the credit control team and all output * Contacting clients to confirm payment of invoices via telephone & email * Interact with EAs/support staff to educate them on processes and assist with reviewing debtors regularly * Manage and or escalate bad debt provisions where appropriate * Keep accurate notes of conversations held with clients/consultants * Always ensure the implementation of credit policy * Utilise finance packages to ensure the accuracy of data * Investigation into queries/payment issues using various resources * Provide analysis and KPIs regarding debtors, report on invoices paid * Work closely and effectively with the Sales Ledger team * Escalate queries and client issues to the appropriate person(s) where required * Set follow-up dates for the diary to review the account, as necessary * Manage your teams to ensure productive and correct output The Individual Knowledge * Demonstrable experience in credit control management * Experience working in Recruitment/Professional Services background (preferred but not essential) * Advanced IT skills, Microsoft 365 and expert Excel skills * Experience managing a small team Skills * Excellent communication and writing skills * Stakeholder management and relationship-building skills * Strong problem-solving skills * Collaborative approach * Can think strategically whilst being hands-on * Team player * Proactive * Democratic management style Ability * Solutions oriented * Completer finisher * Pace and energy * Detail oriented * Results driven * Organised multitasker Benefits * Benefits are for employees and LLP members who have passed their 3-month probationary period. * Simplyhealth Plan * My Wellbeing * Employee Assistance Programme (available from the first day of employment) * Group Company Pension - Company contributes 5%, employees 3% * Work-from-home allowance (for contracts of 1 years plus) * Give As You Earn * Volunteering Day * Holidays (accruable from the start date) * Full year: 25 days holiday + 3 gift days for the Christmas closure + national bank…
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Service Charge Accountant London
Permanent £44,000 - £44,000 Per Annum
Ref: 47808BRR2 Credit Control
Portfolio Credit Control are currently partnered with a well-established Property business who are currently looking to expand the talent in the accounts team. With the expansion and divisional growth we are currently assisting with the recruitment for a Property Service Charge Accountant, you must be proficient in QUBE MRI and have dealt with year-end accounts. Key Responsibilities * Preparing Monthly and quarterly client reporting * Client statements * Cashflow and income expenditure * Budget vs actual with relevant commentary for the Directors approval prior to client submission * Preparing full year-end service charge reconciliations * Balance sheet * Extended trial balances with relevant workings for the property managers approval before client and audit review * VAT reconciliation * Dealing with client and audit queries * Dealing with existing and providing ETB reconciliation * Issuing S20B where accounts cannot be met within 6 months after year-end * Dealing with lessees, clients, and resident association member queries * Assisting Property Manager in preparing yearly service charge budgets * Raising charges * Year-end balancing Charges * Assisting with monthly bank reconciliations MUST HAVE * Extensive knowledge with Qube system 47808BRR1INDCC
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As a Senior Credit Controller in the real estate sector, your role involves managing the credit and collections processes to ensure timely payments from lease hold tenants. This role will have a particular focus on the retail sector. Key Responsibilites * Credit Policy Adherence: Monitor and enforce existing credit policies. Ensuring best practice across the Accounts Receivable function. * Tenant and Client Relations: Build and maintain positive relationships with tenants, clients, and other stakeholders, serving as the primary point of contact for credit-related inquiries, disputes, and escalations. * Collections Management: Monitor and manage accounts receivable aging reports, proactively following up on overdue payments, issuing reminders, and initiating collections actions as necessary to minimize delinquencies and maximize cash flow. * Negotiation and Resolution: Negotiate payment arrangements with delinquent tenants and clients, collaborating with property managers and AR management team to resolve disputes and minimize financial losses. * Credit Analysis and Reporting: Analyse credit and collections data to identify trends, assess portfolio performance, and forecast cash flow projections. Prepare regular reports and presentations for senior management, highlighting key metrics and actionable insights. * Compliance and Legal Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, lease agreements, and industry standards governing credit and collections activities. * Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation within the credit and collection's function, assist with implementing technology solutions and best practices to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. * Mentorship: Provide guidance and training to credit control staff, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning to optimize team performance and achieve departmental goals. Person Specification * Previous experience of the property industry desirable, combined with a minimum of 4 years' experience in credit control and a strong knowledge of the end to end credit control process. * Must be numerate, computer literate and possess good communication skills. * Excel experience within a Windows environment. * Must have ability to work under pressure, use their initiative and have a flexible yet ordered approach to their work. * Confident, assertive and strong attention to detail. * Experience of working in a high volume and target driven environment. * Previous supervisory experience is desirable. 48136BRINDCC
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Service Charge Accountant London
Permanent £44,000 - £44,000 Per Annum
Ref: 47808BRR1 Credit Control
Portfolio Credit Control are currently partnered with a well-established Property business who are currently looking to expand the talent in the accounts team. With the expansion and divisional growth we are currently assisting with the recruitment for a Property Service Charge Accountant, you must be proficient in QUBE MRI and have dealt with year-end accounts. Key Responsibilities * Preparing Monthly and quarterly client reporting * Client statements * Cashflow and income expenditure * Budget vs actual with relevant commentary for the Directors approval prior to client submission * Preparing full year-end service charge reconciliations * Balance sheet * Extended trial balances with relevant workings for the property managers approval before client and audit review * VAT reconciliation * Dealing with client and audit queries * Dealing with existing and providing ETB reconciliation * Issuing S20B where accounts cannot be met within 6 months after year-end * Dealing with lessees, clients, and resident association member queries * Assisting Property Manager in preparing yearly service charge budgets * Raising charges * Year-end balancing Charges * Assisting with monthly bank reconciliations MUST HAVE * Extensive knowledge with Qube system 47808BRR1INDCC
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Assistant Management Accountant London
Permanent £30,000 - £35,000 Per Annum
Ref: 47946BRR1 Credit Control
Portfolio Credit Control are currently partnered with a reputable Professional Services business who have tripled in growth over the past 3 years. This powerhouse are currently looking to expand the finance team and are seeking an Assistant Management Accountant in an organically grown role. This position offers a clear route of career progression as well as stability within an amazing organisation Responsibilities * Preparing detailed reconciliations between our sales system and invoices issued each month. * Analysis of underlying sales data and assisting with improving the quality and accuracy of new and historic data. * Assisting in the preparation of monthly management accounts * Detailed reconciliation and review of control accounts. * Assist in completion of customer invoicing processes and reconciliation of data * Utilise the company's suite of systems (Salesforce and Dimensions) to perform analysis and comparison. * Continuous improvement - identify ways to work smarter and with greater control * Assist with day-to-day finance operations * Data cleansing About you * Confident in liaising with internal stakeholders * A minimum of 12 months experience in a similar role * Hard working individual who will go above and beyond Reach out to Brandon for more information! 47946BRR1INDCC
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Finance Graduate - Customer Service London
Permanent £25,000 - £26,000 Per Annum
Ref: 47342BRR1 Credit Control
Portfolio Credit Control are currently partnered with an ever-growing, well-established professional services business who have a global presence. We are currently looking to strengthen the credit control function with a customer service driven individual who has a keen interest in a long-term career within Credit Control! Graduate - Customer ServicePermanent - Office Based£25,000 - 26,000 Reporting directly into the Credit Control Manager, the credit controller will be a part of a busy credit control team that is responsible for cash collection and ledger administration of a portfolio of circa £5m over several hundred clients.This role will be suitable for a person that is able to remain calm under pressure in a fast-paced environment, has a great attention to detail and methodical approach in resolving issues. These are very exciting times to join the business as it is currently going through a massive phase of transition and growth. Day to Day Responsibilities * Contacting clients in relation to their overdue accounts, payment and service queries via telephone and email. * Deal with all incoming invoice and payment correspondence including calls, emails and other correspondence and resolving their queries regarding, updating the notes on internal systems to ensure we keep accurate and timely records. * Liaising with internal departments to ensure client queries regarding outstanding invoices are successfully resolved. * Complete account adjustments where required. * To hand over files for Litigation when the collection opportunities are exhausted with a full case history, liaising daily with the central litigation function. * Making Client Experience aware of any complaints, cancellations or action pointsSkills and Qualifications * Excellent communication skills * Attention to detail, can-do attitude and willingness to learn and work in a fast-paced environment * Previous experience working in a finance function advantageous * Team player and willingness to learn * Salesforce and / or Access Dimensions experience will be advantageous but not essential as full training will be provided If you would like to discuss this role in further, please apply directly or speak with Brandon. 47342BRR1INDCC