Credit Control Team Lead (5-6 Month FTC)

March 14, 2024

Job Description


Job title: Credit Control Team Lead (5-6 Month FTC)

Company: Moneysupermarket Group

Job description: We’re looking for Accounts Receivable/Payable Team Lead for a 5-6 month fixed term contract (FTC), it’s a hyrbid role with 2 days a week in the office with Wednesday being our team anchor day.

Why Our Role?

Our Transactional Finance team looks after the Group’s transaction processing. We have all based out of our Ewloe office, half the team falls into Receivables, Payables and Credit Control. We are a diverse group of people who enjoy working as a team and achieving results.

Supporting AR & AP Assistants across the team in order to allow current team leaders to focus on project implementation

Ensuring sales data and relevant purchase order numbers are sourced

Invoices are calculated correctly and raised in a timely manner

Reviewing deal sheets

Query resolution and credit control in relation to allocated business area/s.

Communicate at varying levels throughout the business – both oral and written

Helping to raise the profile of the Payables, Receivable, Billing & Credit teams

Working on developing a cohesive team.

Support AP Team Leader in ensuring all supplier, expenses, credit cards etc are paid in a timely manner.

What will you be doing?

Managing the unbilled revenue sheet, chasing sales figures and PO numbers so that providers can be invoiced on time.

Calculating the amounts that should be invoiced and raising billing sheets for importing into the Accounting system.

Raising monthly revenue accruals.

Reviewing prior month accruals and ensuring the correct value is re-accrued.

Dealing with provider queries through to a satisfactory resolution.

Ensure all relevant documentation is kept up to date for real time reporting.

Active emersion/involvement in all administration tasks in relation to effective billing and timely query resolution.

Contact providers and secure funds according to agreed payment terms

Source credit checks for new and existing customers, ensure they are monitored and kept up to date

Liaise with Credit Agencies

Update the shared payment forecast daily so cash flow can be monitored

Ensure the Bad Debt and Credit Note Provisions are kept current

Database maintenance – ensure records are always the latest version of the truth

Ensure all control documents within your remit are real time

Timely allocation of unallocated payments in support of the Transactional Administrator as required

Manage who manages the credit control in box and remit in boxes in support of the Transaction Administrator as required.

What do you need to excel in this role?­­

Ability to work to deadlines.

High levels of accuracy and attention to detail.

Communication skills

Work on own initiative

Finance and accounting applications experience.

Experience of coordinating and leading team work load

Previous experience of preparing monthly reports

Evidence of process improvements

Previous experience in transactional accounts

Able to manage team members 1:1s and performance reviews

Ability to supervise the end to end receivables processes

Be the first point of escalation within receivables

We’re an inclusive, anti-racist and equal opportunity employer that values diversity. This means we respect and embrace differences in gender identity, race, ethnic origin, sexual expression and orientation, religion and faith, age, marital status, disability, neurodiversity, social background, education and way of thinking. We’re a place where you can be you.

Our customers and users come from different backgrounds, as do our colleagues. We welcome applications from everyone, and particularly encourage women and Black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates to apply as we’re actively building representation that’s more closely reflective of the communities we serve. Our appointments are made on merit, following a robust and objective assessment process, and the candidate with the highest score is offered the role. If you’re passionate about our purpose of helping households save money and excited about what you could accomplish here, we’d love to hear from you.

We understand that job adverts only say so much and you’re likely to have a lot of questions. If you’d like to know anything before applying such as more on the location, salary, our parental leave policy etc, please just let us know, and we’ll be happy to help. You can contact the recruiter for this role, Laura Hughes on laura.hughes@moneysupermarket.com

Expected salary:

Location: Ewloe, Flintshire

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