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Accounts Receivable Executive / Credit Controller
Are you an experienced Accounts Receivable Executive or Credit Controller with experience working with wholesale customers, major retailers or fashion/footwear brands?
I am recruiting for a successful, fast-growing international fashion business representing a portfolio of well-known global brands.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to develop their career within an established finance team in a business where people genuinely stay and grow. The company is family-owned, commercially driven and growing quickly. The management team is approachable, down-to-earth and supportive of people who want to develop and progress.
The Role
You will take responsibility for a portfolio of UK and European wholesale customer accounts, managing the sales ledger, collections and credit control while working closely with Sales, Customer Service and Operations.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing the sales ledger and maintaining accurate customer accounts
- Allocating incoming customer payments
- Monitoring outstanding balances and chasing overdue invoices and debit notes
- Performing customer account reconciliations and resolving discrepancies
- Producing customer statements and aged debtor reports
- Raising manual non-stock invoices and credit notes
- Assessing new customer credit applications and supporting credit-limit decisions
- Monitoring customer credit exposure
- Resolving invoice disputes, pricing queries, shortages, returns, deductions and debit notes
- Building strong relationships with wholesale customers while ensuring timely collections
- Supporting UK and European customer accounts
- Handling GBP/EUR and other multi-currency transactions where applicable
- Supporting UK VAT and European trading requirements
- Monitoring Debtor Days / DSO and collection performance
- Supporting month-end Accounts Receivable activities
- Providing expected collections information for cash-flow forecasting
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What We Are Looking For
Ideally, you will have:
- Previous experience in Accounts Receivable and/or Credit Control
- AAT qualification or studying towards ACCA/CIMA
- Experience within fashion, footwear, apparel, wholesale distribution or FMCG
- Experience dealing with major retail customers and independent wholesale accounts
- Strong knowledge of sales ledger and credit control
- Experience with aged debt, collections, debit notes, credit notes and customer reconciliations
- Knowledge of UK VAT and European trading procedures
- Strong Excel skills
- Experience using an ERP/accounting system such as Sage 200, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, NetSuite or Xero
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
- Excellent attention to detail and a commercially minded, customer-focused approach
Experience with multi-currency transactions would be advantageous. German or French language skills would also be highly desirable, though not necessary.
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Why Join?
This is a business where people tend to build long-term careers. There are people within the finance function who have remained with the company for many years, while continued business growth is creating further opportunities for career development and progression.
The environment is busy and fast-moving, but also friendly, collaborative and enjoyable. Senior management is approachable and supportive, and good people are encouraged to develop. For someone building a career in Accounts Receivable, Credit Control or Finance within the fashion and wholesale industry, this is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to major UK and European customer accounts and international brands.
Salary: Up to £40,000 depending on qualifications and experience
Location: Watford – office based
Start: ASAP
If you have Accounts Receivable / Credit Control experience within fashion, footwear, apparel, wholesale or a similar branded consumer business, I would be very interested in speaking with you.
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