Credit & Collections Specialist
Ornua Co-operative Limited
Location
Leek, Staffordshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Credit and Collections Specialist (Temporary)
JOB TITLE: Credit and Collections Specialist
REPORTS TO: Credit and Collections Manager
Location: Ornua Foods UK, Leek
Contract: Temporary contract until 31st May 2024
Hours: 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday (10am-3pm)
Salary: £24,000 to £27,000 (Pro Rata) depending on experience
Benefits: Free onsite parking, Generous annual leave entitlement, Pension, Subsidised Staff Canteen, Company shop offering discounts on Ornua products, Sports & Social Club, Staff Lottery, Discount on Bikes & Tech Scheme, Confidential Employee Assist Programme
We are open to discussing full-time and part-time working options for this role
Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.
Are you a Credit and Collections Specialist looking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?
Ornua is actively seeking a Credit and Collection Specialist join our Finance department as we continue our growth trajectory. The Credit and Collections Specialist will play a key role in supporting the Credit and Collections Manager in strengthening and developing a strong internal collections environment within a team.
Why Ornua?
- Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.
- The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.
- Ornua Foods is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Kerrygold, Pilgrims Choice.
- Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.
- Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us to Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together.
- We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Dynamic Working policy in place which facilitates flexible hours and hybrid working.
- Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.
- Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.
Why This Role Is Valuable:
The Credit and Collections Specialist is responsible for leading on;
- Reducing debt due to Ornua.
- Daily cash allocation and collection activities, proactively ensuring cash is received as invoices fall due.
- Reviewing sales orders that do not initially pass internal credit checks sent to CC Manager to review.
- Daily forwarding of sales invoices to customers, along with statements as required.
- Regular dialogue with customers and internal colleagues in commercial and supply chain to resolve errors and disputes.
- Handle customer accounts to ensure payments are in line with agreed terms.
- Compliance with financial policies and procedures
- Completion of Weekly Aged Debtors report for review by Credit and Collections Manager
- Completion of the Customer Set Up Process and customer changes to be reviewed by the Credit Collections Manager.
- Other ad-hoc duties and reporting requirements as assigned by the Credit and Collections Manager.
What You Bring To The Role:
- Practical and demonstrable experience in a Credit and Collections role.
- Experience of working with an ERP system, such as Infor, SAP, Sage
- Practical experience of Microsoft office software, including Microsoft Excel
- Excellent communication skills required, both internally and externally, using telephone or email to suit the circumstances.
Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua.
Would you like to make an impact?
To learn more, please visit Ornua at www.ornua.com
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£24k - £27k per annum
