Credit Controller

Credit Controller – Finance Development Opportunity

Newcastle-under-Lyme | Full-time | Permanent

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Ready to take your Credit Control career further?

If you’re an experienced Credit Controller who enjoys managing a ledger and building relationships but would like the opportunity to broaden your accounting knowledge, this could be an excellent next step.

We are recruiting on behalf of an established and successful professional services organisation in Newcastle-under-Lyme for a Credit Controller to join its internal Finance Team.

Credit control will remain at the heart of the position, so you’ll be able to use the experience you already have. However, what makes this opportunity different is the chance to gradually expand your responsibilities into wider accounting and finance activities.

You could gain exposure to areas such as month-end, management accounts, reconciliations, financial reporting, cashflow and analysis, giving you an opportunity to develop beyond a traditional Credit Control position.

You don't need to be an Assistant Accountant already. We are particularly interested in speaking to experienced Credit Controllers who have the ability and ambition to develop their broader finance skills.

The Opportunity

Working as part of an established internal Finance Team and reporting to a senior finance professional, you will take ownership of credit control and debtor management.

Your core responsibilities will include:

* Managing and maintaining the debtor ledger.

* Proactively contacting customers regarding outstanding invoices.

* Building positive relationships while confidently managing difficult or sensitive payment conversations.

* Monitoring aged debt, debtor days and collection performance.

* Agreeing and monitoring payment arrangements where appropriate.

* Resolving invoice and account queries with internal teams.

* Escalating higher-risk or significantly overdue balances when required.

* Maintaining accurate records of collection activity and customer communication.

* Producing regular debtor and collection reports.

* Identifying trends, risks and opportunities to improve cash collection.

* Contributing ideas to improve credit control processes and systems.

Develop Your Wider Accounting Experience

This is where the role becomes particularly interesting.

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