Credit Controller 0315

Our client, an iconic British record label, is seeking a Credit Controller to take responsibility for the timely processing of payments received for a temporary contract.  

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing the credit control and sales ledger process for the Label.

• Handling customer queries.

• Following up with issues and chasing payments, aged debt, and pursuing escalation where needed.

• Dealing with incorrect payments.

• Monitoring aged debt, maintaining accurate records of such, and reporting back to higher management.

• Reconciling and posting multi-currency payments to customer accounts and allocating to invoices.

• Collaborating with internal teams to ensure smooth cash collection.

• Maintaining daily cash books and checking bank statements against them.

• Raising invoices, ensuring VAT is accurate and issuing credit memos.

• Liaising with the Senior Digital Sales Analyst with regards to advances and royalties.

• Handling all relevant tax withholding documentation and reporting.

• Posting multi-currency journals for bank charges.

• Reconciling sales ledger and weekly reconciliation of payments against bank statements.

• Producing balance sheet reconciliations for Accounts Receivable nominal accounts.  

• Providing information to support year end audit.

• Creating new customers in NetSuite software, and correctly setting up VAT for them.

• Completing vendor forms for customers and maintaining customer records accurately in NetSuite.

• Providing ad hoc support to senior Finance colleagues.

Requirements:

• Substantial experience working in Credit Control, ideally within Media/Music.

• Working knowledge of NetSuite desirable.

• Familiarity with withholding tax (forms and journal posting) desirable.

• Work experience handling international customers and multi currencies.

• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.

• Ability to meet deadlines using good organisational skills.

• Basic understanding of double entry book-keeping.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

• Good communication skills and interpersonal skills.

Please note that due to the volume of submissions, only successful candidates who meet the exact requirements will be contacted. If you have not heard back within 10 days of submission, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

The Music Market/Arts and Media are an equal opportunities employer who supports diversity in the workplace.

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