Credit Controller - B2B Collections / Debt Recovery

Mpeople Recruitment North West; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Mpeople Recruitment are currently recruiting for an experienced Credit Controller / B2B Collections professional to join a well-established business based in Rochdale. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with recent B2B credit control, commercial collections or debt recovery experience who is looking to develop their career within a specialist and growing industry.

Based in Rochdale, you will manage a large caseload, actively pursue debt recovery and work toward agreed targets while

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 months' recent experience in credit control, B2B collections, or commercial debt recovery.
• Experience handling accounts receivable or similar roles.
• Ability to manage a portfolio/caseload of outstanding payments.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload of up to 300 claims.
• Pursue outstanding payments from businesses, insurers and third parties.
• Carry out B2B debt collection and commercial debt recovery.
• Negotiate payments and agree appropriate resolutions.
• Recover costs relating to credit hire, vehicle repairs, storage and uninsured losses.
• Liaise with insurers, solicitors, businesses and third parties.
• Investigate and resolve disputes relating to liability and invoices.
• Process payments and incoming correspondence.
• Handle telephone and email enquiries professionally.
• Maintain accurate records and progress cases efficiently.
• Prioritise workload across a large caseload.
• Work toward recovery, collection and performance targets.

Skills

Credit control

B2B collections

Negotiation

Telephone collections

High-volume workload

Job description

Mpeople Recruitment are currently recruiting for an experienced Credit Controller / B2B Collections professional to join a well-established business based in Rochdale. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with recent B2B credit control, commercial collections or debt recovery experience who is looking to develop their career within a specialist and growing industry.

Job Details

• Location: Rochdale, OL16
• Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 per annum, dependent on experience
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:30-17:00 or 09:00-17:30 (37.5 hours)
• Job Type: Permanent

To be considered for this position, you must have a minimum of 18 months' recent experience in credit control, B2B collections, commercial debt recovery, accounts receivable or a similar role.

Our client specialises in credit hire, vehicle repair and accident management, supporting customers involved in non-fault road traffic accidents. The business manages the full accident journey, from vehicle hire and vehicle repairs through to recovering associated costs from insurers, businesses and third parties.

Responsibilities

In this role you will manage your own portfolio of claims and take responsibility for proactively recovering outstanding monies, and you will be responsible for:

• Managing your own caseload of up to 300 claims
• Proactively pursuing outstanding payments from businesses, insurers and third parties
• Carrying out B2B debt collection and commercial debt recovery
• Negotiating payments and agreeing appropriate resolutions
• Recovering outstanding costs relating to credit hire, vehicle repairs, storage, recovery and uninsured losses
• Liaising with insurers, solicitors, businesses, clients and other third parties
• Investigating and resolving disputes relating to liability, invoices and amounts owed
• Processing payments and incoming correspondence
• Handling telephone and email enquiries professionally
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records
• Ensuring claims and cases are progressed efficiently
• Prioritising your workload across a large caseload
• Working towards agreed recovery, collection and performance targets

Essential Experience

• At least 18 months' recent experience in credit control, B2B collections, commercial debt recovery, accounts receivable or a similar position
• Previous experience recovering outstanding money from businesses or commercial customers
• Experience managing a portfolio or caseload of outstanding accounts
• Strong telephone collections and negotiation skills
• The ability to challenge, negotiate and achieve successful payment outcomes
• Excellent organisation skills and the ability to manage a high-volume caseload
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability
• The ability to work towards individual and team targets

Desirable Experience

• It would be advantageous if you had experience within motor claims, credit hire or accident management, knowledge of the ABI GTA, experience dealing with motor insurers or solicitors, experience recovering uninsured losses and/or knowledge of vehicle repair, credit hire or personal injury claims

Don't worry if you have no previous experience within the motor claims or credit hire sector. We are particularly interested in candidates with strong credit control, B2B collections, commercial debt recovery or accounts receivable experience, as these skills can be transferred into the role.

If you are an experienced Credit Controller, Credit Control Officer, B2B Collections Executive, Collections Advisor, Debt Recovery Advisor or Commercial Debt Collector looking for your next opportunity in Rochdale, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note that Mpeople Recruitment cannot always respond to every applicant due to the high volume of CVs received daily. If you have not received a response within 5 working days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful. Mpeople Recruitment wishes you every success with your job search