Polypipe Building Products are focused on delivering solutions to the residential sector. Polypipe Building Products works with national and local developers, plumbing and heating engineers, general builders and groundworkers to deliver above and below ground drainage systems, rainwater solutions as well as hot and cold plastic plumbing products.
Role Purpose
The role is responsible for managing and maintaining part of the sales ledger. While also take an initiative-taking approach to upholding company payment terms and chasing overdue payments, providing meaningful insight and information into accounts as appropriate.
Key responsibilities:
- Responsible for the collection of all accounts as they become due.
- Responsible for meeting targets in monthly receivables and keeping bad debt to a minimum.
- Issuing final notice LBA to overdue customers in line with company policy.
- Maintaining customer basic data including EDI errors & Monthly reports.
- Managing customer accounts that fall into credit balance & Maintaining credit limits.
- Manage relationships with key stakeholders both Internal and external
- Assist in internal / External audit.
Skills & Requirements:
- GCSE Level A-C in Maths and English (or equivalent).
- Experience using accounting software (IFS preferable).
- Ability to work to a deadline under time pressures.
- Strong IT skills required (Microsoft packages).
- Analytical person with the ability to make decisions on own initiative as required.
- Diligence is essential.
- An enthusiastic people person who enjoys challenging targets.
- Have a highly collaborative style and able to thrive in a team environment.
- Experience of working within the manufacturing industry.
- Excellent critical thinking skills with persistence and determination.
- An inquisitive and questioning approach to troublesome accounts.
- Methodical and initiative-taking.
Workings Hours & Benefits:
- Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours per week, 9:00am until 5:00pm
- 25 days holiday entitlement
- Save as you earn Sharesave Scheme
- Contributory pension scheme - matched up to 8%
- Life assurance (linked to pension scheme membership)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu vouchers
- Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health on-site physiotherapy and counselling services
- Staff discount on all Genuit Group products
- Free on-site parking