Credit Controller

Artis Recruitment; Painswick; In loco; GBP 24.000 - 36.000; Tempo pieno

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Artis Recruitment is seeking an experienced Credit Controller in the United Kingdom to lead the collection of outstanding invoices from councils and local authorities. The role focuses on navigating public sector payment processes, maintaining relationships, and ensuring cash flow stays on track.

You’ll manage aged debt, liaise with finance teams, and drive timely settlements while balancing professional integrity and persistence to protect customer relationships.

Competenze

• Experience in a credit control role, with proven success collecting from councils or public sector bodies.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills with resilience.
• Strong reconciliation skills and problem-solving to resolve payment delays.

Mansioni

• Manage and reduce aged debt across a portfolio of customer accounts.
• Proactively chase outstanding invoices with councils and local authorities.
• Investigate payment delays, resolve invoice queries and address discrepancies.
• Build effective working relationships with finance teams and accounts payable departments.
• Reconcile customer accounts and allocate payments accurately.
• Monitor credit limits, identify risks and escalate problem accounts.
• Produce regular aged debt reports and provide updates on collection performance.
• Work closely with internal finance and operational teams to resolve issues quickly.

Conoscenze

Credit control

Public sector collections

Communication

Reconciliation

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Are you a confident Credit Controller who knows how to navigate the world of council payments and gaining invoice payment from local authorities? If you understand the complexities of the public sector payment process and have the persistence to turn outstanding invoices into cash, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for!

We're working with a successful and growing business looking for an experienced Credit Controller to take ownership of outstanding debt, build strong relationships with councils and keep cash flowing in the right direction.

What's the role all about?

This isn't just about sending statements and chasing overdue invoices. You'll play a key role in managing the company's debtor ledger, with a particular focus on collecting outstanding payments from councils, local authorities and other public sector organisations.

You'll need to be comfortable navigating complex payment processes, dealing with multiple stakeholders and understanding why public sector invoices can sometimes take longer than expected to settle. More importantly, you'll know when to be diplomatic, when to be persistent and how to get results without damaging valuable customer relationships.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing and reducing aged debt across a portfolio of customer accounts.
• Proactively chasing outstanding invoices with councils and local authorities.
• Investigating payment delays, resolving invoice queries and addressing discrepancies.
• Building effective working relationships with finance teams and accounts payable departments.
• Reconciling customer accounts and allocating payments accurately.
• Monitoring credit limits, identifying potential risks and escalating problem accounts.
• Producing regular aged debt reports and providing updates on collection performance.
• Working closely with internal finance and operational teams to resolve issues quickly.

What are we looking for?

You'll already have experience in a credit control role, ideally with demonstrable success collecting debt from councils, local authorities or wider public sector organisations.

You'll be an excellent communicator, highly organised and resilient enough to keep chasing when payments don't arrive as expected. You'll also have a keen eye for detail, strong reconciliation skills and the confidence to manage difficult conversations professionally.

If you enjoy taking ownership, solving problems and seeing the tangible results of your efforts, this role offers the chance to make a real difference to cash flow and working capital.

If you know your way around public sector debt collection and are ready for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.