Description
Credit Controller
Department: Finance
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Fully Remote
Compensation: £0 / year
Description
MPLC are the legal way to show movies and TV in a public or commercial space with a vision to be the global number one trusted partner to studios and producers for public performance licensing. We are on a mission to enable companies to use great content while championing content creators and their intellectual property.
Job Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Credit Controller based remotely in the UK to join our German finance team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the company's credit and collections process, ensuring timely payments from customers, resolving queries, and maintaining a strong financial control environment. This role requires excellent communication skills, the ability to handle sensitive financial information, and experience in credit management. You will work closely with both internal teams and external customers to resolve issues and improve cash flow.
Key Responsibilities
- Chasing Payments: Proactively manage the collection of outstanding payments, ensuring timely follow-up and escalations when necessary.
- Money Allocation: Accurately allocate incoming payments to the correct customer accounts, reconciling discrepancies as required.
- Handling Queries: Serve as the main point of contact for customer queries and liaise with internal finance teams to resolve issues promptly.
- Invoice Rebilling: Reissue invoices where necessary based on customer queries and ensure that all adjustments are properly documented.
- Aged Debt Management: Monitor and report on aged debt, providing regular updates to senior management.
- Customer Account Management: Maintain accurate customer accounts and records, ensuring all customer correspondence is logged appropriately in the system.
- Financial Reporting: Prepare regular reports on credit control performance, highlighting key issues and recommending solutions.
- Collaboration: Work closely with sales and finance teams to ensure smooth end-to-end processing of invoices and payments.
- Data Validation and Accuracy: Validating and reviewing quarterly royalties to our studios. Our relationship with our studios is key to running our business and getting the royalty payments is of paramount importance.
Requirements
- Experience: 2+ years in credit control, accounts receivable, or a related financial role.
- Languages: Fluent in both German and English (written and spoken).
- Technical Skills: Proficient with financial software and tools (experience with Sage Intact and Salesforce is a plus).
- Attention to Detail: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detail.
- Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to negotiate and resolve conflicts professionally with Customers
- Team Player: Able to work both independently and as part of a team.
