Assistant Credit Controller

Confidential; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an Assistant Credit Controller in Ipswich to join a growing finance team. The role blends customer interaction with financial administration and offers long-term career prospects within credit control and accounts receivable.

You will chase overdue payments, allocate receipts, reconcile balances, and support month-end activities while developing expertise in credit checks and customer account sets up in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Previous office experience.
• Confident and professional telephone manner.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Good Excel and IT skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritise and manage workloads effectively.

Responsibilities

• Chasing overdue payments via telephone and email.
• Allocating incoming payments.
• Maintaining customer accounts.
• Reconciling customer balances.
• Producing aged debtor reports.
• Resolving customer invoice and payment queries.
• Assisting with credit checks and account set-up.
• Raising credit notes where required.
• Supporting month-end reporting and finance activities.

Skills

Office experience

Telephone manners

Communication skills

Time management

Tools

Excel

Job description

Assistant Credit Controller

Ipswich Full-Time Permanent On-Site

Do you enjoy building relationships, solving problems, and helping businesses maintain healthy cash flow?

Reed Accountancy & Finance are recruiting on behalf of a successful and expanding Ipswich-based employer who are looking to appoint an Assistant Credit Controller to support their finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to develop within Credit Control, Sales Ledger, or Accounts Receivable and who enjoys a varied role combining customer interaction with financial administration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Chasing overdue payments via telephone and email
• Allocating incoming payments
• Maintaining customer accounts
• Reconciling customer balances
• Producing aged debtor reports
• Resolving customer invoice and payment queries
• Assisting with credit checks and account set-up
• Raising credit notes where required
• Supporting month-end reporting and finance activities

What we're looking for:

• Previous office experience
• Confident and professional telephone manner
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Good Excel and IT skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise and manage workloads effectively

Whether you're an experienced Credit Controller or looking to build upon existing finance experience, this opportunity offers genuine long-term career prospects within a supportive business environment.