Credit Control

Confidential; Blaby; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Pension scheme

Life cover

Enhanced annual leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Ongoing training and progression

Job summary

Confidential invites an experienced Credit Control Specialist to join our West Leicester team. The role offers a £30,000 base with bonus and benefits, and a hybrid working pattern after training. You will own ledgers, issue invoices promptly, and drive cash flow with tight credit control processes.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will reconcile ledgers, allocate payments, and support month-end activities while collaborating with internal teams to improve processes and reporting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Accounts Receivable or Credit Control.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good communication with internal stakeholders and customers.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end credit control activity via phone, email, Teams and occasional face-to-face interaction.
• Reconcile customer ledgers and allocate incoming payments.
• Post invoices and monitor credit limits; resolve payment queries promptly.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes and audits.

Skills

Accounts Receivable / Credit Control

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables)

Job description

Credit Control Specialist

£30,000 + Bonus + Benefits
West Leicester Full-Time Hybrid after training (8:30am-5:00pm)

Reed Accountancy & Finance are exclusively partnering with a well-established and growing business in West Leicester to recruit a Credit Control Specialist on a permanent basis.

This position offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced Accounts Receivable or Credit Control professional seeking long-term stability, ownership of their ledger, and the chance to develop within a supportive finance team.

The Role

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will be responsible for maintaining accurate ledgers, ensuring timely invoicing, and delivering effective credit control processes to support cash flow and financial performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing end-to-end credit control activity via phone, email, Teams and occasional face-to-face interaction
• Reconciling customer and member ledgers
• Posting invoices and allocating incoming payments accurately
• Resolving invoice and payment queries in a timely manner
• Monitoring and managing customer credit limits
• Liaising with internal stakeholders to support prompt payment

Banking & Cash Allocation

• Processing daily banking transactions
• Allocating Direct Debit files accurately and on time

Operational & Reporting

• Supporting month-end and year-end close processes
• Assisting with internal and external audits
• Ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures
• Identifying process improvements and supporting system enhancements

Insurance Ledger

• Ownership of insurance payment allocations
• Completing monthly balance sheet reconciliations

About You

• Proven experience in Accounts Receivable or Credit Control
• Strong intermediate level of Excel, including VLookups and Pivot tables
• Strong understanding of reconciliation processes and financial systems
• High attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills
• Confident communicator, comfortable managing payment-related conversations
• Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities
• Experience working to monthly financial deadlines and reporting cycles

What's on Offer

• Salary of up to £30,000
• Bonus opportunity
• Hybrid working available after successful probation
• Pension scheme and life cover
• Enhanced annual leave increasing with length of service
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Ongoing training, development and long-term career progression