Credit Controller

Rutherford Briant Recruitment; Basildon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £28k-£30k

Generous holiday

On-site parking

Job summary

The Rutherford Briant Recruitment client is seeking a Credit Controller to strengthen its finance function in the Basildon area. You will manage end-to-end credit control processes, chase overdue payments, and support month-end activities within a growing industrial and infrastructure-focused business.

You will build strong relationships with customers and internal teams, assess credit risk, and maintain accurate receivables records.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within a credit control function.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience Excel and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end credit control process, ensuring customer payments are received in line with agreed terms and proactively chasing overdue accounts.
• Assess and monitor credit risk by reviewing new and existing accounts, including setting and updating credit limits and payment terms.
• Maintain accurate financial records through reconciliation of customer accounts, processing BACS remittances, and updating customer details.
• Build strong relationships with customers and internal teams to resolve invoice queries and minimise aged debt.
• Support month-end activities and escalations, including issuing statements, initiating legal proceedings where necessary, and handling ad hoc finance duties.

Skills

Credit control experience

Communication skills

Relationship building

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you looking to strengthen your career in Credit Control? Our client is a long-established, privately owned UK business within the industrial and infrastructure sector. With a strong reputation built over decades and a continued focus on expansion, the business is now looking to strengthen its finance function through hiring a Credit Controller.

Responsibilities

As a Credit Controller you will...

• Manage the end-to-end credit control process, ensuring customer payments are received in line with agreed terms and proactively chasing overdue accounts
• Assess and monitor credit risk by reviewing new and existing accounts, including setting and updating credit limits and payment terms
• Maintain accurate financial records through reconciliation of customer accounts, processing BACS remittances, and updating customer details
• Build strong relationships with customers and internal teams to resolve invoice queries and minimise aged debt
• Support month-end activities and escalations, including issuing statements, initiating legal proceedings where necessary, and handling ad hoc finance duties

Requirements

As a Credit Controller you will need...

• Proven experience within a credit control function, with a strong understanding of processes and best practice
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to build relationships and resolve queries effectively
• Experience Excel and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools

Benefits

As a Credit Controller you will get...

• Salary - £28,000 - £30,000
• Generous holiday package
• On-site parking

Rutherford Briant is passionate about equity, diversity, and inclusion. We seek individuals from the widest talent pool and encourage underrepresented talent to apply to vacancies with us. We are committed to recruitment processes that are fair for all, regardless of background and personal characteristics.