AR & Credit Control Specialist-2

Crane Co.; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Crane Co. in Leicester seeks an AR & Credit Control Specialist to manage credit risk and collections across multiple currencies. You will assess creditworthiness, set and adjust credit limits, and work with Sales to find payment solutions.

The role requires expert SAP/AR knowledge and strong analytical skills. Join a high-volume finance team focusing on timely collections, cash applications, and month-end close.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years’ experience of credit, collections, and accounts receivable

Responsibilities

• Assess and analyse the creditworthiness of new and existing customers
• Review and propose credit limit changes within delegated authority levels
• Obtain and evaluate credit and bank references where required
• Recommend credit decisions based on risk assessment
• Work with Sales and Customer Care to provide alternatives when terms can’t be extended
• Manage a high-volume AR portfolio across countries and currencies
• Carry out structured collection activities and escalate overdue balances
• Investigate invoice disputes, deductions and short payments
• Support month-end reporting requirements
• Perform timely and accurate cash application in SAP
• Allocate payments and reconcile cash to customer accounts
• Maintain AR subledger accuracy and support month-end close
• Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Finance and Legal to resolve issues
• Monitor AR ageing and prepare collections reporting
• Identify process improvements to increase efficiency and controls

Skills

Credit risk assessment

Accounts receivable

Debt collection

SAP FI/AR

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Multi-currency experience

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP

AR software

Job description

## AR & Credit Control Specialist-2Apply: Onsite: Leicester, UK: Full time: Posted Today: JR102491**Key Responsibilities****Credit Risk Management*** Assess and analyse the creditworthiness of new and existing customers* Review and propose credit limit changes, ensuring approvals are obtained in line with delegated authority levels* Obtain and evaluate credit and bank references where required* Recommend credit decisions based on risk assessment* Work with Sales and Customer Care to identify alternative solutions where credit terms cannot be extended* Ensure adherence to company policies and delegated authority levels, seeking approvals in a timely manner**Collections & Accounts Receivable*** Manage a high-volume portfolio of customer accounts to ensure timely collections* Manage accounts across multiple countries and currencies* Carry out structured collection activities, including follow-ups and escalation of overdue balances* Investigate and resolve invoice disputes, deductions, and short payments* Support the reduction of aged debt and improvement of collection performance* Support month-end reporting requirements**Cash Application & Reconciliation*** Perform timely and accurate cash application within SAP* Allocate payments and ensure correct matching to customer accounts* Reconcile unapplied cash and investigate discrepancies* Maintain accuracy of the accounts receivable subledger and support month-end close**Stakeholder Management*** Work closely with Sales, Customer Care, Operations, Finance, and Legal teams to resolve issues* Engage with customers to address payment queries and escalations* Work with external credit agencies to support the assessment and determination of customer credit worthiness**Reporting & Process Improvement*** Use SAP and collections systems to monitor AR ageing and account activity* Support the preparation of AR and collections reporting* Identify and support process improvements to increase efficiency and control* Support ad hoc credit, treasury, or cross-functional projects as required**Qualifications**- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field (or equivalent experience)- Minimum 6 years’ experience of credit, collections, and accounts receivable within a high-volume environment**Skills & Competencies**- Strong attention to detail and accuracy, combined with a proactive, hands-on approach- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a high-volume environment- Experience working in a multi-entity and multi-currency environment- Strong SAP experience (FI/AR module) in an Accounts Receivable / Order-to-Cash environment- Experience with collections or receivables management systems- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, data reconciliation & large dataset analysis)- Solid understanding of accounts receivable processes, including collections, cash application and reconciliation- Experience allocating cash, resolving unapplied cash and investigating discrepancies, including variance analysis- Experience managing customer collections and resolving payment issues- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills- Understanding of credit risk principles- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills