Credit Controller

Source4 Personnel Solutions; Sandhurst; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Long-term career opportunity

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Source4 Personnel Solutions is recruiting an experienced Credit Controller for its Camberley-area client. The role involves chasing payments, managing a high volume of collection calls, and maintaining accurate records to support cash flow across multiple entities.

You will conduct credit checks, assess creditworthiness, and advise on overdue accounts. The successful candidate will have strong negotiation skills, be highly organised, and comfortable working to targets in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have previous credit control experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Experience managing customer accounts across multiple entities would be advantageous.
• Excellent negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• A resilient and tenacious approach to debt collection.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload.
• Intermediate Excel skills and experience using Sage software.

Responsibilities

• Chasing outstanding payments by telephone, email and letter.
• Managing a high volume of outbound collection calls daily.
• Prioritising collection activities using aged debtor reports.
• Maintaining accurate records of all collection activity and customer communications.
• Resolving account queries and disputes in a timely and professional manner.
• Monitoring customer accounts and identifying potential risks.
• Conducting credit checks and assessing customer creditworthiness.
• Advising on overdue accounts and recommending service stops where appropriate.
• Producing regular reports on debt recovery activity and account status.
• Cash allocation and account maintenance.
• Working towards targets to reduce debtor days and overdue debt.
• Liaising with clients and internal departments to resolve issues.

Skills

Strong communication

Negotiation

Organisational skills

Debt collection experience

Resilient and tenacious

Excel skills

Tools

Sage

Dun & Bradstreet

Job description

Credit Controller

Location: Sandhurst

Salary banding: £30,000 - £35,000 DOE

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm

On-site Parking

Our client, a well-established business based on the outskirts of Camberley, is looking to recruit an experienced Credit Controller to join their finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a confident and professional Credit Controller who enjoys building strong client relationships, managing a busy workload, and delivering results. The role involves supporting multiple companies, reducing outstanding debt, and helping to maintain healthy cash flow across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Chasing outstanding payments by telephone, email and letter.
• Managing a high volume of outbound collection calls on a daily basis.
• Prioritising collection activities using aged debtor reports.
• Maintaining accurate records of all collection activity and customer communications.
• Resolving account queries and disputes in a timely and professional manner.
• Monitoring customer accounts and identifying potential risks.
• Conducting credit checks and assessing customer creditworthiness using Dun & Bradstreet.
• Advising on overdue accounts and recommending service stops where appropriate.
• Producing regular reports on debt recovery activity and account status.
• Cash allocation and account maintenance.
• Working towards targets to reduce debtor days and overdue debt.
• Liaising with clients and internal departments to resolve issues and maintain strong working relationships.
• Candidate Requirements
• Previous credit control experience is essential.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience managing customer accounts across multiple entities or business divisions would be advantageous.
• Excellent negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• A resilient and tenacious approach to debt collection.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage and prioritise your own workload.
• Intermediate Excel skills.
• Experience using Sage software.
• Debt factoring experience would be beneficial but is not essential.
• A professional, friendly and customer-focused manner.

What's on Offer?

• Salary of £30,000 - £35,000 depending on experience.
• Monday to Friday working hours, 9:00am - 5:00pm.
• On-site parking.
• Supportive and established team environment.
• Long-term career opportunity within a successful business.

Please note:

As you can appreciate we are currently overwhelmed with applications of individuals looking for both short term and permanent work and we can therefore only contact those applications that have relevant skills for positions that we currently have available. Should you not hear from us within a week, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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