Credit Controller
2 days ago
Ellesmere Port
Credit Controller | Ellesmere Port | £ | Permanent, hybrid working Our client is a well-established and ambitious business. As they continue to expand, they are looking to appoint a proactive and commercially minded Credit Controller to join their finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys building relationships, taking ownership of customer accounts, and playing a key role in maintaining healthy cash flow within a dynamic business environment. Reporting into the Credit Manager, you will take responsibility for managing customer accounts, reducing aged debt, and ensuring outstanding invoices are collected in a timely manner. Key responsibilities include: • Managing a portfolio of customer accounts and ensuring payments are collected within agreed terms, • Chasing overdue invoices via telephone, email and written correspondence, • Assessing customer creditworthiness and minimising financial risk, • Setting and reviewing customer credit limits and payment terms, • Negotiating repayment plans where appropriate, • Monitoring aged debt and taking proactive action to resolve overdue balances, • Reconciling customer accounts and investigating discrepancies, • Allocating cash receipts and maintaining accurate customer records, • Working closely with internal departments to resolve invoice and payment queries, • Producing regular debtor reports and supporting cash flow management, • Identifying opportunities to improve credit control processes and procedures To be successful in this role, you will ideally have: • Previous experience within a Credit Control or Accounts Receivable position, • A strong track record of reducing debt and improving collections performance, • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, • Confidence handling difficult conversations and negotiating payment solutions, • Experience with account reconciliations, invoicing and cash allocation, • Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a busy workload, • A proactive, resilient and results-focused approach, • Experience using Sage 200 would be advantageous In this role as Credit Controller, you will get: • Salary of £, • 25 days holiday, • Hybrid working arrangement, • Company pension scheme, • Life assurance, • Health & wellbeing programme, • Free on-site parking, • Opportunity to join a growing business operating within a future-focused industry, • Supportive and collaborative working environment, • Genuine opportunity to develop and progress your finance career