Credit Controller

RS Components; Warrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supplier firm in Warrington is looking for a skilled Credit Controller to manage debt recovery processes effectively. The role involves ensuring timely collections, resolving customer invoice queries, and maintaining strong relationships. Candidates should have proven experience in credit control, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in tools like SAP and Excel. The position is aimed at fostering collaboration and improving financial stability within the organization.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a credit control or accounts receivable role.
• Strong understanding of credit control principles and procedures.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to manage a busy workload, prioritise effectively, and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of customer accounts for timely debt collection.
• Monitor aged debt reports and follow up on overdue invoices.
• Resolve customer queries related to invoices and payments.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports on outstanding debts.

Skills

Credit control experience

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel

Problem-solving ability

Team collaboration

Tools

SAP

Oracle

D365

Job description

5-month FTC

Location – Warrington (WA3 6UT)

We have an amazing opportunity to join our credit control team. Based out of our Warrington office.

The Credit Controller is responsible for managing the company’s credit and debt recovery processes to ensure timely collection of outstanding payments, maintain positive customer relationships, and minimise financial risk. This role involves monitoring customer accounts, resolving payment issues, and cross collaborating with other areas of the business to support the company’s cash flow and financial stability.

What you will be doing:

• Proactively manage a portfolio of customer accounts to ensure timely collection of outstanding debts
• Monitor aged debt reports and follow up on overdue invoices via phone, email, and written correspondence
• Resolve customer queries relating to invoices and payments, liaising with internal teams where necessary
• Maintain accurate records of all chasing activity and update the internal systems accordingly
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports on outstanding debts, cash collection forecasts, and risk accounts
• Work closely with the billing and operation teams to ensure smooth processes and accurate invoicing
• Escalate high‑risk accounts or problematic debts in line with company policy
• Assist with month‑end reporting and audit requirements
• Support process improvements within the credit control function

What do I need to be successful?

If you have the following skills and experience, we want to hear from you:

• Proven experience in a credit control or accounts receivable role
• Strong understanding of credit control principles and procedures
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to manage a busy workload, prioritise effectively, and meet deadlines
• Strong attention to detail and problem‑solving ability
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and familiarity with financial systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, D365)
• Ability to build strong relations to ensure excellent customer service.
• Team player with a collaborative approach
• Ability to identify patterns, trends, and recurring issues within data sets to support informed decision‑making.
• Ability to work autonomously and use initiative to resolve issues but escalated problems or questions as appropriate
• Proven experience in working within a target‑driven environment, consistently meeting or exceeding Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) related to debt recovery, cash collection, dispute resolution, or billing accuracy.

We are RS Integrated Supply.

Across the industrial design, manufacturing and maintenance worlds, we’re the digital destination for product and service solutions to help our customers with the maintenance, repair and operation of their businesses.

RS Integrated Supply is one of the world’s leading providers of Integrated Supply Solutions to manufacturing industries for the provision of MRO (indirect) products. Our portfolio consists of Procurement Services, Transactional Processing, Stores Management and Inventory Optimisation enabled by industry leading digital platforms. We deliver world class results to world class companies in industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Foods, Beverage, Automotive and Aerospace.

We are one team. We deliver brilliantly. We do the right thing. We make every day better. These are our values. They unite our c.9,000 global colleagues and differentiate us from our competition. They are a mix of how we work today and how we must step up for the future. Most importantly, it is one set of values shaped by our people, for our people.

Together, we can make great things happen. Aim for amazing and beyond.