Job Description

Description

MPLC are the legal way to show movies and TV in public or commercial spaces across the globe. Our business has been running for 30 years and we are the number one trusted partner to studios and producers for public performance licensing. We work with every major Hollywood studio and hundreds of independents, and we work hard to educate organisations about the importance of respecting copyright. MPLC is a key player in the entertainment and intellectual property ecosystem.

Our aim is to allow companies to use great movie and programming content while ensuring that content creators get paid fairly for their work.

We are on a truly exciting journey as a company. We're growing quickly, investing in our teams, and we have bold plans to make 2025 our best year ever. As part of our growth we are hiring for a Credit Controller.

What are we looking for?

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive

Credit Controller

to join our finance team in Eastbourne. 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.

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.

What do we need?

Requirements:

Experience:

Credit control, accounts receivable, or a related financial role or a good understanding of business administration.

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.

Benefits

Hybrid with weekly travel to our Eastbourne office on a Thursday Salary of 30,000 per annum with yearly reviews 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Private medical insurance Life insurance

About MPLC

Founded in 1986 by a former vice-president of Paramount Pictures and MGM. We now have offices in 28 countries with our headquarters split between the UK and USA. Our UK home is in Eastbourne Sussex, and in the USA we are based, as you might expect, in Los Angeles next to many of the Hollywood studios that we represent.

Nearly 150 people work for MPLC, most of them dedicating their time to explaining to businesses the need to become licensed and then making that affordable, easy and quick.