The service is carried out entirely in your brand by your named experienced credit controller(s). Whilst many of our competitors use remote workers, all of Sterling’s staff work from our service centre under a team leader and service manager. Cover for absence is provided in each team so the service runs each week consistently without fail.

The scope of our service varies with each client. With some clients we provide support to their existing in house team operating as little as half a day each week. With others we effectively become their credit control function, sometimes managing the entire order to cash process from new customer credit checking and take-on, invoice production, collection and payment allocation

  • All payments paid directly to your bank account.
  • All phone calls, emails and letters made using your name and brand.
  • A dedicated phone line (with your local code, or coming off your switchboard) answered in your name during UK office hours.
  • Collection activity carried out to an agreed defined process with a focus on contacting clients by phone backed up by a series of emails/letters.
  • The option of ‘soft’ calls prior to invoice due date to remove barriers to payment early in the process.
  • A managed service with your credit controller escalating difficult customers to their team leader or Service Manager who will act in your name as a more senior contact.
  • A service based on your own accounts system (via remote access) with notes added to the system for all contacts made so that you have a real time view of all work carried out by Sterling.
  • Assistance with credit limit setting and risk management, if required.
  • Liaising with invoice finance or credit insurance companies where required.
  • Administration of a ‘put on stop’ process if applicable.
  • Weekly reports showing activity, summary of debt position and receipts projection.
  • Monthly performance reports showing improvement in debtor days.
  • Query management reporting to resolve customer problems and to show patterns in recurring disputes/queries and potential issues in resolution.
  • Regular service reviews with stakeholders to update them on their ledger and to gather information on their clients.
  • Ongoing credit checking and monitoring of all customers with reports sent should there be a significant adverse change.
  • Bad debtors to be referred to Sterling’s debt recovery service at an agreed point in the process should you approve the escalation.
  • Ongoing consultancy to review the order to cash process to ensure efficiency and productivity, including process up-stream from Sterling’s service.

All you need to do to find out how low the service costs are is contact us for more info 020 7100 5978

You can find out more about credit control here www.creditcontrolservice.co.uk