Credit Controller: Debtor Ledger & Collections Lead

Vibe Recruit; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company pension scheme

Death-in-service benefit

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted products

Job summary

Vibe Recruit is seeking an experienced Credit Controller to join a busy finance team in the United Kingdom. You will own the debtor ledger and drive effective collection of overdue payments, maintaining up-to-date customer accounts and building strong relationships.

The role requires confidence, organization and commercial acumen, with the ability to handle challenging conversations about overdue payments while supporting the wider finance function.

Qualifications

• Previous Credit Control/Sales Ledger experience (essential)
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Strong administrative and organisational abilities
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage the collection of outstanding debts
• Chase overdue accounts via telephone, email and letter
• Maintain and reconcile the debtor ledger
• Monitor debtor days and work towards agreed targets
• Take and allocate customer payments
• Issue statements and copy documentation to customers
• Investigate and resolve debt and payment queries
• Complete credit insurance reports
• Process credit account applications and carry out credit checks
• Agree appropriate customer credit terms
• Prepare weekly debt reports for senior management
• Support the wider finance team with ad-hoc duties when required
• Assist with purchase ledger and general finance duties during busy periods and holiday cover

Skills

Credit Control

Sales Ledger

Communication skills

Organisation

Attention to detail

Prioritisation

Independence

Team attitude

Tools

Excel

Sage 200

Job description

Vibe Recruit is seeking an experienced Credit Controller to join a busy finance team in the United Kingdom. You will own the debtor ledger and drive effective collection of overdue payments, maintaining up-to-date customer accounts and building strong relationships.

The role requires confidence, organization and commercial acumen, with the ability to handle challenging conversations about overdue payments while supporting the wider finance function.