Credit Controller, Rapha
Offers a company bonus scheme
4+ days a week in office
Cycling apparel brand
Be an early applicant
Cycling apparel brand
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
Offers a company bonus scheme
4+ days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To inspire the world to live life by bike.
Role
Who you are
- You will have proven experience managing accounts receivable in a multi-currency environment, ideally with exposure to large wholesale accounts
- 3-5 years' experience in credit control, ideally within retail/wholesale environment
- Proven track record managing large accounts and complex credit situations
- Experience working in a multi-currency environment essential
- Strong IT literacy with excellent MS Office skills and experience working with ERP systems
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage with and influence people at all levels both internally and externally
- Experience working in a multicurrency environment
- Experience within retail/ecommerce desirable
- Reliable, self-disciplined, speed, and accuracy are essential
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines
- Strong attention to detail
- Initiative and can-do attitude
- An interest in cycling and the business culture is an advantage
What the job involves
- We are recruiting for an experienced Credit Controller to join our established finance department
- You will play a vital role in the day-to-day operations of finance; ensuring timely collection of customer payments, managing credit risk across our customer portfolio, and maintaining accurate accounts receivable data to ultimately ensure that accurate and timely financial information can be reported to the Board and key business stakeholders
- Working closely with our sales teams globally, you will be responsible for credit management, collections, and maintaining strong financial controls across our customer portfolio
- Proactive management of aged debt across all regions and currencies
- Regular contact with customers via phone, email and letters to secure payment
- Negotiation of payment plans and resolution of disputed invoices
- Escalation of overdue accounts and recommendation of appropriate actions
- Preparation of regular reports on debtor positions and cash collection forecasts
- Review and approval of customer discounts in line with company policies
- Assessment and review of credit limits for new and existing customers
- Implementation and maintenance of credit policies and procedures
- Regular review of customer payment performance and credit worthiness
- Working with sales teams to balance commercial opportunities with credit risk
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with key accounts
- Resolution of customer queries relating to invoices, statements and payments
- Posting and allocation of customer receipts
- Management of customer account reconciliations
- Review of settlement discounts and early payment terms
- Supporting month-end close with AR reporting and analysis
- Liaison with wholesale and retail teams on credit matter
- Weekly aged debt analysis and commentary
- Maintain and circulate weekly cash receipts report to management and wholesale team
- Monthly DSO reporting and trend analysis
- Bad debt provision calculations and recommendations
- Cash flow forecasting inputs
- Board reporting on credit risk and collections performance
- Identification and implementation of process improvements
- Supporting ERP system developments for credit management
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Rapha is a cycling apparel brand that aspires to create items of the highest possible quality by using advanced manufacturing techniques. Having been the clothing supplier to Team Sky, as well as the women’s UCI WorldTour team CANYON//SRAM, Rapha has worked to align itself with the best names in sport.
The company has seen a series of ups and downs as UK consumer interest in cycling rises and falls. For example, it was able to capitalise on peaks in the market generated first in the wake of the 2012 Olympics, as well as during the pandemic - though it has also faced lulls. Despite this, the company remains positive, and says it has made moves that put it in position to unlock its next phase of growth.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Access to a Global Employee Assistance Programme
- A variety of resources to support your mental health and wellbeing
- Monthly social events
- Quarterly team away days
- Regular talks and events organised by our Culture Club
- Generous annual leave rising with length of service
- Enhanced parental leave options
- Enhanced pension schemes
- Healthcare
- Lessons to build confidence, inspire and support those at the beginning of their cycling journey (you don't need your own bike to take part)
- Annual testing allowance so you can put our products through their paces
- Significant staff discount
- Flexible working - we just have core hours for collaboration and time with out teams
Company HQ
Archway, London, UK
Leadership
Simon Mottram
(Founder & Director)Previously Brand Marketing Consultant at various companies, including Interbrand, Sapient, Circus and Fourth Room.
Fran Millar
(CEO)Previously CEO at Belstaff, INEOS Hygienics and INEOS Grenadiers Cycling Team.
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