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Are you eager to land a brand new role? Our client, a busy local authority in Portsmouth . Are looking for a Credit Control Officer to join their organisation.

Job Role: Credit Control Officer
Temporary or Permanent: Temp
Possible End Date: September 2026 (Possible Extension)
Number of Positions: 1
Location: Portsmouth
Office Based/Hybrid: TBC
Rate of Pay (Umbrella and Inside IR35): £17.90
 
Purpose:
Reporting to the Accounts Receivable Team Leader the main responsibilities of the role are to ensure that income billed to customers through the sundry debtor ledger is collected on a timely basis and that queries are pursued and monitored to ensure prompt resolution.
  
You will be part of a team of 8 working on the collection of income billed through the sundry debtors ledger, which could be invoices raised for a wide range of different council services, such as Licensing fees, Commercial rents, hire of school facilities, professional fees or a variety of different service charges.  

Key Responsibilities:

• In the role you will be ensuring that outstanding monies owed to PCC from our external customers are paid on time and to agreed payment terms
• You will pursue and monitor customer queries to make certain they are resolved as promptly as possible.  This may involve liaising with other Council teams as well as external customers.
• You will have your own area of accounts to manage and this will involve monitoring aged debt reports and telephoning and corresponding with customers to maximise the collection of payment for current and overdue bills.
• At times you will need to negotiate and make recommendations on how best to recover or manage outstanding debts.
• You will need to accurately record the customer billing information onto the computerised recording system.

Job Requirements:

• Previous experience working within a local authority or a similar organisation.
• At least 2 years experience within a Credit Control Officer role or equivalent.
• To have experience with accounts receivable packages; knowledge of Oracle
• An understanding of financial billing and invoicing procedures is essential

Please be advised that only candidates that have the specific skills and experiences required for this role will be shortlisted and submitted to our client for review. 

How to Apply:

If you are interested in applying, please press the button below, send your CV to tareeq.smith@temptingrecruitment.co.uk or contact Tareeq on 020 3854 4911 to discuss further.

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