Credit Control Manager - Insurance

Insight Recruitment Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing insurance MGA in Greater London is looking for a Credit Control Manager to lead their credit control function. This hands-on role involves managing aged debts, premium allocations, and oversight on technical payments. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience within the insurance sector, strong Excel skills, and excellent communication abilities to work with diverse teams and senior stakeholders. This role offers the chance to shape best practices and lead improvements within a collaborative finance team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in credit control within the insurance sector.
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead all credit control activities and analysis of aged debt.
• Allocate premium receipts accurately across MGAs.
• Oversee technical payments and identify data quality issues.
• Produce and present cash reports for monthly review meetings.

Skills

Credit control experience

Strong Excel skills

Excellent communication skills

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Job description

Credit Control Manager

A highly respected and growing MGA group is seeking an experienced Credit Control Lead to take ownership of the credit control function across their multiple entities. This is a hands‑on role covering aged debt, unallocated cash, premium allocations, and technical payments—working with both onshore and offshore teams to meet cash and debt targets while streamlining processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all credit control activities, including aged debt and unallocated cash analysis.
• Allocate premium receipts promptly and accurately across MGAs.
• Follow up overdue premiums, missing payments, and unallocated cash in line with policy.
• Oversee technical payments such as return premiums, no‑claims bonuses, and profit commissions.
• Identify and help correct upstream data quality issues.
• Produce and present aged debt and unallocated cash reports for monthly review meetings.
• Complete monthly multi‑currency bank reconciliations for underwriting accounts.
• Drive process improvements to create efficiencies and strengthen controls.
• Support ad‑hoc finance projects as required.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in credit control within the insurance sector (London Market / specialty lines preferred).
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, pivot tables, SUMIF(S), COUNTIF(S).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse teams across locations.
• Highly organised with a track record of delivering to tight deadlines.

What's on Offer

A key role in a collaborative finance team within a growing London insurance group.

Direct exposure to senior stakeholders and decision‑making.

Opportunity to lead improvements and shape best practice across the credit control function.

• Our client is committed to diversity in all of its forms and operates an inclusive recruitment process.