The Wonderfield Group has recently been purchased by Zensho Holdings, the leading food service company in Japan with a market cap of $5.5b and whose aim is to become the worlds largest food company, a position from which we can eradicate hunger and poverty from around the globe. We operate restaurants, factories, and thousands of sushi kiosks and have recently built a successful cut fruit business, Snowfruit. Combining this with the three businesses previously owned by Zensho, AFC, Sushi Circle and Sushi Take, results in annual sales of $2.5b and Ebitda in excess of $140m a year with an ambitious growth trajectory.

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Credit Controller to join our finance team for a 6 month contract. This role is pivotal in ensuring the timely collection of outstanding debts and maintaining healthy financial relationships with our customers.

The successful candidate will have:

• Strong understanding of credit control principles and practices.
• Experience in financial accounting and reconciliation.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Taking a proactive role in managing and collecting debts of company debtors.
• Evaluating new credit requests and reviewing customers’ credit rankings with banks.
• Ensuring timely payment of debts.
• Following up payments as needed.
• Negotiating re-payment plans.
• Responding to relevant queries.
• Processing and reconciliation of invoices.
• Checking and posting of receipts to accounting systems.
• Maintaining accurate records.
• Maintaining positive relationships with stakeholders.
• Minimizing bad debt risks, and conducting regular credit reviews.
• Attend regular meetings with senior management to provide updates and insights.

We're proud to offer:

• Fantastic hybrid working environment working Mon- Thurs on site and generally Fridays from home.
• Opportunity to grow your career alongside with us with available apprentice program
• Brilliant support services designed to enhance your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
• Annual discretionary bonus subject to business and overall performance
• Discretionary Life Assurance
• Discretionary Income Protection
• Group Personal Pension
• Private Medical Cash Plan
• Bespoke reward platform including access to retail, cinema & gym discounts.
• 50% off your food every time you dine with us for you and 3 friends.
• Contribute towards our award-winning sustainability initiatives that delivers progress against 9 UN sustainability goals. We're committed to responsibly sourcing and all our seafood, therefore we only use source sustainable fish. All our packaging is recyclable and 80% of our packaging is already made from recycled plastic.
• Annual Awards ceremony celebrating our success and offering winning Managers free trips to Japan.

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