Assistant Credit Manager Oxford, England
Job description
About Savona
Savona services 20 counties across the South East, South West and Central England, delivering in our fleet of 50+ multi-temperature vehicles to the hospitality, education, care, contract catering and leisure sectors. We are a modern brand, on a mission to provide excellent customer service with the values we hold dear. Employing around 160 staff, we have three locations: Kidlington in Oxford, Ilfracombe in Devon and London.
The Role
We are currently looking to appoint a confident and articulate Credit Controller. There will be important responsibilities like maintaining & reconciling the debtor ledger & providing reports fundamentally we need someone to work with our customers. Working within a small team
Job Responsibilities
- Proactively manage debt collection
- Actively chase outstanding debts via telephone, email and letter
- Complete credit insurance reports
- Maintain debtor days to target
- Take customer payments
- Allocate payments to customer accounts
- Issuing statements and copy documents to customers
- Investigate and resolve debt and payment queries
· Dealing with credit account applications, credit checks and agreeing credit terms
· Prepare weekly Debt reports for the Shareholders/Head of Finance
- Ad-hoc duties as required, e.g purchase ledger/general finance team duties during times of increased team workload and holiday cover
Person Specification
- Experience of sales ledger/credit control is essential
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and adhere to strict deadlines
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft systems especially Excel
- Knowledge of Sage 200 (desirable)
- Ability to work calmly in an environment that can be pressured
- Proven administrative skills
- Good attention to detail with the ability to multi-task
- Ability to work as a team player within a busy department
- Ability to work unsupervised and use own initiative
Visit our website to read the full job description www.savonafoodservice.co.uk
For an informal discussion, please contact Diane Green, Group Finance Manager on 01865 852010.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £21,000.00-£24,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Oxford, OX5 1FP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
About Savona Foodservice
Revenue: Unknown / Non-Applicable
Size: 51 to 200 Employees
Type: Company - Private
Website: www.savona.co.uk
