Credit Controller/Accounts Assistant

Sharp Consultancy; Bradford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist finance recruitment firm is seeking a detail-driven finance professional in Bradford. The role focuses on managing the credit control process and requires experience in credit control, strong communication skills, and proficiency in finance systems. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £30,000 and the chance to work in a friendly team culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Friendly team culture

Opportunity to make an impact

Convenient location with free parking

Qualifications

• Experience in credit control and sales ledger processes.
• Confident in communicating with customers and internal teams.
• Organized and accurate with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Comfortable working independently in a small team environment.
• Proficient in finance systems and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end credit control process and ensure timely payments.
• Resolve invoice queries and reconcile sales invoices.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with customer accounts.
• Produce weekly credit control reports and manage large accounts.
• Support cash receipt allocation and month-end reconciliations.

Skills

Credit control experience

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Proficiency in finance systems

Excel skills

Job description

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll be a detail-driven finance professional, playing a key role in managing the end-to-end credit control process, ensuring timely payments, and maintaining strong relationships with our valued customers. Your day-to-day will include:

• Chasing outstanding payments and ensuring customers pay within agreed terms

• Resolving invoice queries and reconciling sales invoices and statements

• Building and maintaining positive relationships with customer accounts teams

• Producing weekly credit control reports and managing large account relationships

• Supporting with cash receipt allocation, raising sales invoices, and month-end reconciliations

What We’re Looking For

We’re after someone who is:

• Experienced in credit control and sales ledger processes

• Confident communicating with customers and internal teams

• Organised, accurate, and able to manage multiple priorities

• Comfortable working independently in a small team environment

• Proficient in finance systems and Excel (experience with [insert software if applicable])

Why Join?

• Competitive salary up to £30,000

• Supportive and friendly team culture

• Opportunity to make a real impact in a hands-on finance role

• Convenient Bradford location with free parking

Ready to take the next step in your finance career?

Apply now or contact Liam O’Flaherty at Sharp for further details.

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.