Credit Controller in Harrow

Position: Credit Controller * Location: Harrow * Contract: Permanent, Full-Time * Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm (WFH one day a week)Credit Controller? * Does the opportunity to join a well-established and expanding organisation in the care sector appeal to you? * Do you have previous experience working in the Care Sector as a Credit Controller or similar? * Are you a confident individual who can build strong relationships and would be compassionate dealing with sensitive situations? * Would dealing with some complex queries and risk assessments be something you’d feel confident with? * Do you pride yourself on having strong attention to detail and good numeracy and analytical skills? * Does the opportunity to work for a friendly and family owned, growing care home and being responsible for 15 homes appeal to you?If you answer 'YES’ to some of the above, then please get in touch with the smart10 recruitment team today…Our Client:Our client is a highly established and family owned company specialising in bringing a combination of the highest quality of health care services and experience across their nursing and care homes.Job Overview:This is an exciting and new opportunity to join our client as a Credit Controller reporting directly into the Finance Manager.To be successful in this role you will have previous experience of working in a credit control role, preferably within the care sector. You will be more than just a debt collector, as this role is about building strong relationships, creating trust internally and externally, whilst dealing with some complex queries and risk assessments on a frequent occasion.Responsibilities & Duties:Assisting with council queries where transactional team are unable to find a resolutionRegularly reviewing debtor balances for all homes to identify problem payers earlyMaking outbound calls to residents and families to manage debt levels and promptly resolve queries which may ariseCommunicate regularly with home managers and admin regarding resident accounts and following up any issues in a timely mannerEnsuring new resident onboarding checklist is complete by the homeLiaison with transactional team to ensure bank postings, allocations and reconciliations are up to date.Customer letters and statements sent out on timeMaintaining memos on customer accounts within sage to ensure info is up to dateRecommend legal escalations where collection steps have failedMaintain debtor days at pre-defined level.Person SpecificationStrong customer service focusAble to demonstrate initiative and work without much supervisionA team player who is willing to get involved in other duties outside their day-to-day roProactive, self-starter, tenacious and diplomaticExperience of Microsoft dynamics or CareMaster beneficial but not essential.*Please note that Smart10 Recruitment Group is serving as an employment agency/business for this opportunity. Your application will be thoroughly reviewed in comparison to other candidates, and if you are shortlisted, we will contact you directly soon.Smart10 is a multi-award-winning specialist recruitment consultancy, specialising in temporary, contract, and permanent placements across various business sectors. To stay updated and explore all our active job opportunities, we invite you to visit our website. Additionally, you can connect with us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram or our LinkedIn business page.For information regarding how we handle and store your data, please refer to Smart10's Privacy Policy