Accounts & Credit Control Coordinator

Accounts & Credit Control Coordinator Location: Leatherhead, Surrey Salary: £32,000–£38,000 per annum, dependent on experience Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am–5.00pm (37.5 hours per week) We’re working with a well-established, specialist manufacturing and wholesale business based in Leatherhead, employing a close-knit team of around 20 people. They are looking for a proactive and organised Accounts & Credit Control Coordinator to support the smooth running of its day-to-day financial operations. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, likes working independently and takes pride in keeping accounts accurate, customers informed and payments on track.

The Role

You’ll take responsibility for a varied range of accounts and credit control activities, helping to maintain accurate financial records, manage customer accounts and ensure payments are received promptly. Your responsibilities will include:

• Credit Control & Debt Recovery: Monitoring outstanding invoices, following up overdue payments and liaising professionally with customers to resolve queries and recover debts.
• Sales Ledger & Customer Accounts: Processing payments, reconciling customer accounts and statements, and maintaining accurate records.
• Banking & Reconciliation: Monitoring incoming payments, balancing the online ledger and ensuring transactions are recorded correctly.
• New Account Applications: Reviewing credit account applications, assessing creditworthiness and setting up new credit and proforma accounts.
• Order Deposits: Identifying when deposits are required for larger orders and ensuring payments are received in line with agreed terms.
• Purchase Ledger & Procurement: Managing supplier invoices and purchasing ledger activities, ensuring records are accurate and up to date.
• General Accounts Administration: Supporting the day-to-day financial administration of the business and identifying opportunities to improve processes.

About You

We’re looking for someone who is confident managing their own workload and comfortable taking responsibility for the accounts function within a small team. You’ll ideally have:

• Previous experience in credit control, bookkeeping, accounts administration or a similar all-round accounts role.
• A good understanding of bookkeeping principles, ledgers, payments and account reconciliations.
• Experience chasing outstanding debts and communicating confidently with customers about payments.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to maintaining accurate financial records.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word, with the ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including a professional and tactful telephone manner.
• The ability to prioritise tasks, work independently and use your initiative in a busy environment. Experience working within a small or medium-sized business would be particularly beneficial, as would previous exposure to both sales and purchase ledger responsibilities.
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