Credit Controller

COREcruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A hospitality recruitment agency in London is seeking a detail-oriented Credit Controller to manage cash flow and client relationships. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of experience in credit control, strong knowledge of SAGE, and excels in data management. This role involves overseeing payment processes and maintaining strong business relationships across multiple entities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in sales ledger, accounts receivable, or credit control.
• Desirable experience in the events sector or hospitality.
• Ability to manage large volumes of data and maintain organisation.

Responsibilities

• Key point of contact for customer-related queries.
• Manage end-to-end credit control process across multiple entities.
• Ensure invoices are paid and settled promptly.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Data handling

Tools

SAGE

Job description

Credit Controller, Southeast London, Hospitality and Leisure, 38k‑40k

We’re looking for an organised and detail-oriented Credit Controller to join the finance team in the vibrant world of hospitality. In this role, you will maximise cash flow and minimise bad debts on a selected range of clients for a number of companies, part of the wider group.

Responsibilities

• Key point of contact for all customer-related queries
• Oversee and manage the end-to-end credit control process across multiple entities.
• Manage Sales Force sales invoices that are raised and ensure reconciled with both the accounting system and the bank.
• Ensuring all invoices are paid and settled promptly, and when required, these are escalated appropriately.
• Manage all card payment facilities to ensure payments reconcile to what is expected
• Update Group Cash flow for all outstanding debtors.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, resolving any invoice discrepancies or payment issues promptly and professionally.
• Maintaining strong business relationships with all stakeholders (internal and external).
• Maintaining existing and creating new customer accounts.
• Handling a high volume of data entry.
• Providing support to the wider finance team and assisting with ad hoc tasks as required.

The right candidate

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in sales ledger, accounts receivable, or credit control.
• Previous experience in the events sector or hospitality is desirable but not essential
• Proficient knowledge of SAGE.
• Have excellent attention to detail as well as the ability to handle large amount of data
• Be highly organised and able to prioritise tasks.