Credit Controller 6 month FTC

Confidential; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an experienced Credit Controller to join a busy collections team in the UK. The role focuses on managing a portfolio of customer accounts, reducing arrears, and delivering excellent customer service.

You will pro-actively collect outstanding debts, communicate with customers by phone and email, allocate payments, and reconcile accounts while maintaining strong relationships and high attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Proven background in Credit Control is essential.
• Strong negotiation skills are required.
• Knowledge of creditworthiness and credit monitoring procedures.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships.
• Strong attention to detail with good problem-solving abilities.
• Confident with Microsoft Excel and bespoke systems (training provided).
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple accounts.
• Professional and confident telephone manner.
• Organised with excellent time management skills.
• Experience of Consumer debt collection is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage and collect outstanding customer debt.
• Contact customers by telephone and email to resolve overdue accounts.
• Allocate incoming payments accurately.
• Reconcile customer accounts and investigate payment discrepancies, ensuring these are resolved quickly.

Skills

Credit control

Negotiation

Credit monitoring

Communication

Attention to detail

Excel proficiency

Time management

Telephone etiquette

Organization

Consumer debt collection

Tools

Excel

Job description

My client is a highly regarded and prestigious commercial financial services organisation.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and proactive Credit Controller to join a busy collections team. The role would suit someone who enjoys building strong customer relationships while ensuring outstanding debts are collected efficiently, effectively and professionally.

As a Credit Controller you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of customer accounts, reducing early arrears, whilst delivering excellent customer service.

Main Duties

• Proactively manage and collect outstanding customer debt.
• Contact customers by telephone and email to resolve overdue accounts.
• Allocate incoming payments accurately.
• Reconcile customer accounts and investigate payment discrepancies, ensuring these are resolved quickly

Key Requirements

• Proven background in Credit Control essential
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of creditworthiness & credit monitoring procedures
• Excellent communication skills and relationship building
• Strong attention to detail with good problem-solving abilities.
• Confident working with Microsoft Excel and bespoke systems (training provided)
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple accounts.
• Professional and confident telephone manner.
• Organised with excellent time management skills.
• Experience of Consumer debt collection is helpful.