Credit Controller

Astute Financial; Tamworth Regional Council; On-site; AUD 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on Fridays

39 hours per week

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Astute Recruitment is assisting an established Tamworth business to recruit a Credit Controller on a temporary basis until year-end, with potential extension. The role focuses on proactive collections by phone, handling overdue invoices and supporting daily sales ledger tasks.

You will allocate payments, issue statements, answer invoice queries and help maintain accurate customer records. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in credit control or AR, strong communication skills, and a

Qualifications

• Experience in Credit Control, Sales Ledger or Accounts Receivable.
• Proactive in chasing outstanding payments by phone.
• Strong communication and a professional telephone manner.
• Hands-on, transactional finance role with a proactive approach.
• Good attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work with the finance team from day one.
• Comfortable with Credit Control, Sales Ledger and admin duties.
• Team player who supports where needed within finance.

Responsibilities

• Proactively chasing outstanding payments predominantly by telephone.
• Regularly speaking with customers regarding overdue invoices and payment dates.
• Following up outstanding debt via telephone and email.
• Supporting day-to-day sales ledger duties.
• Allocating and processing customer payments.
• Sending statements and copy invoices as required.
• Responding to customer account and invoice queries.
• Maintaining up-to-date customer account information.
• Carrying out general finance administration.
• Supporting the wider finance team with ad-hoc duties.

Skills

Credit control

Sales ledger

Accounts receivable

Telephone communication

Attention to detail

Team player

Job description

Astute Recruitment are working with an established business in Tamworth to recruit a Credit Controller on a temporary basis until the end of the year, with the potential for the position to be extended.

The Role Will Involve:

• Proactively chasing outstanding payments, predominantly over the telephone
• Regularly speaking with customers regarding overdue invoices and payment dates
• Following up outstanding debt via telephone and email
• Supporting with day-to-day sales ledger duties
• Allocating and processing customer payments
• Sending statements and copy invoices when required
• Responding to customer account and invoice queries
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date customer account information
• Carrying out general finance administration
• Supporting the wider finance team with ad-hoc duties as required

The Ideal Candidate:

• Previous experience within Credit Control, Sales Ledger, Accounts Receivable or a similar finance role
• Confident and comfortable picking up the phone and proactively chasing outstanding payments
• Strong communication skills and a professional telephone manner
• Happy working within a hands-on, transactional finance position
• Good attention to detail and accuracy
• Proactive approach and able to get stuck into the role from day one
• Comfortable carrying out a mixture of Credit Control, Sales Ledger and general administrative duties
• Team player who is happy to support wherever needed within the finance department

Benefits & Hours:

• Temporary position until the end of the year with potential for extension
• Salary: £26,000
• Full-time – 39 hours per week
• Part-time hours available – minimum 25 hours per week
• Early finish on Fridays
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays