French speaking Credit Controller

French speaking Credit Controller Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a French speaking Credit Controller to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Proactively reducing the debt of days to improve company cash flow;
  • Closely monitoring accounts that pose a credit risk, ensuring issues are escalated quickly;
  • Full control and management of the company sales ledger;
  • Identifying and preparing accounts to go to a third party collection agency as required;
  • Query resolution;
  • Proactively recovering outstanding sales invoices as per agreed terms;
  • Work to ensure the Credit Management Policy and Sign off process is adhered to at all times;
  • Liaising closely with customers regarding payment allocation issues;
  • Follow the debt chasing process through to court action;
  • Posting cash received from clients to the ledger;
  • Ensure the administration required to keep the account up to date are maintained on an ongoing basis;
  • Ensure payments received from customers are allocated to the correct invoices in a timely manner;
  • Provide weekly reporting to the Group Credit Manager regarding cash collection and placement fees;
  • Various Financial Reporting;
  • Chasing for payment/Cash Collections.

Requirements:

  • Minimum of 2 years previous experience within a similar Credit Control role;
  • You will be persuasive, goof time management and communication skills;
  • Be able to work efficiently under pressure;
  • Available to commute to Harrow on a daily basis;
  • Excellent time management skills and efficiency;
  • You must be presentable, a good communicator, willing to learn and able to use your own initiative;
  • Fluent in French language both verbal and written;
  • Fluent French language skills – both written and verbal;
  • Ability to communicate at all levels in a professional manner;
  • You must have experience in using Microsoft office packages;
  • 2/3 years Credit Control experience.