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Credit Control Manager – Children’s Residential Care Full-Time, Hybrid Contract Location: Penrith, Cumbria Salary: £38,000 - £43,000 We are seeking an experienced and confident Credit Control Manager to take ownership of the credit control function within a growing children’s care organisation. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will manage an established credit controller, strengthen relationships with local authorities, and play a key role in protecting cash flow while supporting a values-driven service that makes a real difference to children and families. This role would suit someone who has a passion for credit control, takes pride in reducing aged debt, and can bring structure, energy, and authority to a busy finance team. Key Responsibilities: • Manage the credit control function day to day, with direct line management of the existing Credit Controller, • Monitor and manage outstanding invoices, ensuring timely collection and accurate allocation of payments, • Build and maintain strong, professional relationships with local authority finance teams to resolve queries efficiently and sensitively, • Review and work through older debt, implementing clear recovery plans where required, • Prepare and present debtor reports, aged debt analysis, and cash flow forecasts to senior stakeholders, • Conduct credit risk analysis and negotiate repayment plans in line with contractual and regulatory requirements, • Collaborate closely with referrals and placements teams to ensure accurate billing, documentation, and correspondence, • Ensure compliance with relevant financial legislation, safeguarding standards, and internal policies, • Review, improve, and streamline credit control processes, particularly around reporting and cash flow management, • Drive continuous improvement, bringing structure and best practice to an already stable and experienced finance team About You: • Proven experience in credit control, with at least a couple of years in a similar role and confidence managing debt end to end, • Previous experience managing or mentoring, • Strong understanding of debits, credits, and accounting fundamentals, • Comfortable using accounting software (experience with SAP Business ByDesign is advantageous but not essential), • Experience working with local authorities or public sector clients, • Analytical, organised, and confident working through complex or historic debt, • Excellent communication skills, able to handle sensitive conversations without damaging relationships, • Passionate about credit control, • Ideally AAT Level 3 or 4 qualified, or qualified by experience (credit control qualifications welcomed), • CICM qualification or equivalent desirable., • Able to drive due to the rural office location What’s On Offer: • Medicash benefits, 3% pension contribution, and generous annual leave (25 days + bank holidays, increasing with service), • Hybrid working model with flexibility, • Option to explore a four-day working week (pro-rata) for candidates who bring strong structure and processes, • Friendly, long-standing finance team with extremely low turnover, • Opportunity to genuinely own and shape the credit control function in a growing organisation, • Stable role with strong retention focus, annual pay benchmarking, and performance-based reviews KPIs & Performance Metrics • Debt Recovery Rate: Achieve 95% collection of invoices within agreed payment terms., • Days Sales Outstanding (DSO): Maintain DSO at or below 30 days., • Aged Debt Reduction: Reduce debt over 60 days by 20% within the first 6 months., • Dispute Resolution Time: Resolve invoice disputes within 10 working days., • Reporting Accuracy: Deliver monthly aged debt and cash flow reports with 100% accuracy and on time., • Compliance: Zero breaches of safeguarding or financial compliance standards., • Team Performance: Ensure credit control team meets individual collection targets and KPIs. Contact Detail: To apply, or for more information and an informal confidential discussion please contact Madeleine Crosley at 0161 507 5060 or Compass Associates Ltd is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy. We offer a £500 voucher for successful referrals following completion of probation.

Job Description Gleeson Homes is seeking a Regional Finance Manager to play a central role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity and clarity of financial reporting across our Regional business. This position is well-suited to someone who thrives on collaboration, brings strong technical capability, and enjoys working closely with operational teams to support informed decision-making. You'll work alongside colleagues across Finance and the wider business, supporting the Regional Head of Finance in delivering high-quality financial outputs and providing insight that helps drive performance. The role offers a blend of hands-on financial management, business partnering, and operational support. Key Responsibilities Management Accounts Produce month-end financials for the Region in line with Gleeson Homes accounting policies and guidance from the Gleeson Homes Finance Director and Financial Controller. Ensure judgements are transparent, well-supported and agreed with the Regional Head of Finance. Support the preparation of monthly commentary to explain results. Budgeting & Forecasting Work closely with the Regional Head of Finance, Gleeson Homes Financial Controller and Regional Management Team to support the preparation of budgets and financial forecasts. Overheads Management Help ensure overhead costs are accurately recorded, analysed and understood. Provide constructive challenge and insight to the Regional Management Team. Cash Flow Forecasting & Management Support the Regional Head of Finance in understanding in-month cash flows and forecasting future cash requirements, particularly relating to land and build expenditure. Highlight and challenge areas of poor return on investment. Balance Sheet Ownership Develop a deep understanding of each site within the Region. Explain levels of WIP (both equivalent units and balance sheet values) and raise areas of concern with the Regional and Homes Finance teams. Data Accuracy & Integrity Help drive improvements in data quality across the Region. Support teams in addressing and resolving issues with data submissions. Cross-Functional Collaboration Build strong working relationships with operational teams to understand performance drivers and support continuous improvement. Operational Support Work closely with the Regional Head of Finance on day-to-day operational finance tasks. Provide cover for the Regional Head of Finance when required. Skills & Qualifications Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent). Strong Excel capability; experience with COINS and Anaplan is an advantage. High attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy. Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities to tight deadlines. Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with operational stakeholders. Collaborative mindset and willingness to support colleagues across functions. Proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement. Career Development This role provides a strong platform for progression into positions such as: Regional Head of Finance Homes Financial Controller TPBN1_UKTJ