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Credit Controller - 6 month FTC

Trainline

City of Edinburgh

On-site

GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Full time

15 days ago

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Job summary

Trainline is seeking an experienced Credit Controller for a 6-month fixed-term contract in Edinburgh. The role involves managing B2B client accounts, ensuring effective debt collection, and collaborating with multiple teams to maintain financial integrity. Ideal candidates will have significant credit control experience and excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Private healthcare & dental insurance

Generous work from abroad policy

Family-friendly benefits

Qualifications

Minimum 2 years’ experience in credit control.
Strong Microsoft Office experience, particularly Word and Excel.
Ability to work independently and within a team environment.

Responsibilities

Maintain Sales Ledgers and ensure timely revenue collection.
Evaluate creditworthiness of clients through credit checks.
Generate invoices and resolve billing issues.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Microsoft Office

Organizational skills

Education

Experience in credit control

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About Us

We are champions of rail, inspired to build a greener, more sustainable future of travel. Trainline enables millions of travellers to find and book the best value tickets across carriers, fares, and journey options through our highly rated mobile app, website, and B2B partner channels.

Great journeys start with Trainline

Now Europe’s number 1 downloaded rail app, with over 125 million monthly visits and £5.9 billion in annual ticket sales, we collaborate with 270+ rail and coach companies in over 40 countries. We want to create a world where travel is as simple, seamless, and affordable as it should be.

Today, we're a FTSE 250 company driven by our incredible team of over 1,000 Trainliners from 50+ nationalities, based across London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Edinburgh and Madrid. With our focus on growth in the UK and Europe, now is the perfect time to join us on this high-speed journey.

We are looking for an experienced Credit Controller to start with us immediately on a 6 month fixed term contract. You will take ownership of accurate and effective management of our B2B client accounts across our sales ledgers for our UK & International businesses, ensuring debt chasing procedures are followed, credit risk is monitored & reviewed, and multi-currency sales receipts are allocated daily to ensure timely revenue collection.

You will work closely with our Commercial, Data and Trainline Partner Solutions teams as well as external clients and stakeholders. Strong communication skills are essential as you’ll be delivering a high standard of service in a fast paced, customer focus environment. With a Continuous Improvement mindset, you will be able to use your initiative to ensure SLAs are met and you deliver an efficient credit control service to all customers.

Responsibilities

Maintain Sales Ledgers, contact customers with overdue debts, sales receipt allocation, weekly Direct Debit collections, issue reminders, client reconciliations and ensure timely revenue collection
Evaluate and assess the creditworthiness of new and existing clients through credit checks and payment history
Generate invoices, oversee accounts, collaborate with departments to resolve billing issues
Creation of new client accounts and maintenance of existing accounts in Finance and Biling Systems
Ensure credit control policies and procedures are followed and reviewed with a Continuous Improvement mindset to minimise credit risk
Maintain positive relationships with internal & external customers while effectively mitigating credit risks, ensuring timely collections and providing excellent customer service
Coordinate and collaborate with Finance colleagues and other departments such as Commercial, Data and Trainline Partner Solutions to handle and resolve all Accounts Receivable/ Billing related matters appropriately
Ownership of Accounts Receivable Month End close procedures, produce Aged Debtors, credit risk/ exposure and ad-hoc reporting as required
Maintain mailboxes and ensure all correspondence is responded to within SLA
Involvement with system and process improvements, feeding into our ongoing Finance Transformation project
Other ad-hoc finance tasks as required

Experience

Minimum 2 years’ experience in credit control, managing credit risk and credit limits
Strong Microsoft Office experience, particularly Word and Excel
Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and documentation
Excellent communication skills
Well organised and able to manage own workload to meet deadlines
Ability to work confidently, independently and within a team environment
Good working knowledge of monthly accounting cycles

More Information

Enjoy fantastic perks like private healthcare & dental insurance, a generous work from abroad policy, 2-for-1 share purchase plans, extra festive time off, and excellent family-friendly benefits.

We prioritise career growth with clear career paths, transparent pay bands, personal learning budgets, and regular learning days. Jump on board and supercharge your career from day one!

Our Values Represent The Things That Matter Most To Us And What We Live And Breathe Everyday, In Everything We Do

Think Big - We're building the future of rail
️ Own It - We focus on every customer, partner and journey
Travel Together - We're one team
️ Do Good - We make a positive impact

We know that having a diverse team makes us better and helps us succeed. And we mean all forms of diversity - gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, nationality and diversity of thought. That's why we're committed to creating inclusive places to work, where everyone belongs and differences are valued and celebrated.

Interested in finding out more about what it's like to work at Trainline? Why not check us out on LinkedIn, Instagram and Glassdoor!

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

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Full-time

Job function

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Accounting/Auditing and Finance
Industries
Technology, Information and Internet

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