Credit Controller

Osborne Appointments; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Full-time role

Mon-Fri office hours

Office-based role

Collaborative team environment

Cross-department exposure

Job summary

Osborne Appointments is seeking a proactive Credit Controller to join their Milton Keynes-based finance team. You will manage credit control activities, recover debts, and ensure timely payments while maintaining strong customer relationships.

The role is full-time, office-based with Monday to Friday hours and a supportive team environment. DOE salary aligns with experience and market norms.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in credit control and/or sales ledger.
• Proven track record recovering outstanding debt while maintaining customer relationships.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good Excel skills.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and manage multiple tasks.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexible and adaptable approach.
• Enjoys working as part of a small, supportive team.

Responsibilities

• Manage credit control activities and debt recovery.
• Build positive relationships with customers while ensuring timely collection of payments.
• Reconcile customer accounts and resolve account queries.
• Post payments to the ledger and reconcile against invoices.
• Generate invoices and ensure accurate customer billing.
• Log invoices with customers and raise credit notes where required.
• Process banking transactions.
• Take credit card payments over the telephone.
• Prepare and issue monthly customer statements.
• Support wider sales ledger activities as required.
• Ensure all duties are completed accurately, efficiently and in line with good accounting practice.
• Continually develop knowledge and skills to support the role.

Skills

Credit control experience

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Attention to detail

Excel

Workload prioritisation

Fast-paced environment

Adaptability

Team player

Tools

Excel

Job description

Role: Credit Controller
Location: Milton Keynes
Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday
Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 (DOE)

Immediate start available!

An excellent opportunity has now arisen for a Credit Controller to join our client's successful team.

Who are we?

Our client is a well-established and growing business based in Milton Keynes. They are looking for a confident and proactive Credit Controller to join their close-knit finance team and play a key role in maintaining healthy cash flow and strong customer relationships.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary of £28,000 - £32,000 DOE
• Full-time, permanent opportunity
• Monday to Friday office hours
• Fully office-based role
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Opportunity to work closely with multiple departments across the business

Duties of a Credit Controller:

• Manage credit control activities and debt recovery
• Build positive relationships with customers whilst ensuring timely collection of outstanding payments
• Reconcile customer accounts and resolve account queries
• Post payments to the ledger and reconcile against invoices
• Generate invoices and ensure accurate customer billing
• Log invoices with customers and raise credit notes where required
• Process banking transactions
• Take credit card payments over the telephone
• Prepare and issue monthly customer statements
• Support wider sales ledger activities as required
• Ensure all duties are completed accurately, efficiently and in line with good accounting practice
• Continually develop knowledge and skills to support the role

What we would like from you:

• Previous Credit Control and/or Sales Ledger experience
• Proven experience recovering outstanding debt whilst maintaining excellent customer relationships
• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Good Excel skills
• Ability to prioritise workloads and manage multiple tasks effectively
• Comfortable working within a fast-paced environment
• Flexible and adaptable approach
• Enjoys working as part of a small, supportive team

Please note: We are particularly interested in speaking with candidates who are available to commence a new opportunity in the near future.

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