Credit Controller — Drive Cash Flow (Office-Based)

INEOS; Grangemouth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days holiday incl. bank holidays (s

Benefits Platform – discounts on high‑

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

INEOS is seeking a Credit Controller to join the Finance team at the Grangemouth site. The role focuses on cash collection, posting payments, and accurate allocation to customer accounts each morning.

The successful candidate will monitor overdue invoices, liaise with account managers, and maintain strong credit control policies while providing regular cash-flow reports to support business decisions.

Qualifications

• Minimum HND in Business, Accounting, or a related discipline.
• Ideally three years’ experience in credit control.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and manage tight timescales with minimal supervision.
• Experience using accounting/ERP systems (e.g. SAP) is advantageous; strong Excel skills are essential.
• Proven ability to work towards defined goals and performance targets.
• Confident communicator, able to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels up to CFO.
• Demonstrates initiative, diplomacy, and persistence.
• Collaborative team player.

Responsibilities

• Process bank statements and perform accurate cash allocation: match payments to invoices in the finance system, identify unallocated cash and find out where it belongs, reconcile customer accounts and send statements.
• Monitor overdue invoices and upcoming due dates daily. Contact customers proactively to ensure on‑time payments. Resolve queries that delay payment and investigate invoice disputes, pricing errors, etc.
• Communicate with account managers to support payment collection and resolve outstanding issues.
• Escalate problem accounts by highlighting high-risk or consistently late-paying customers.
• Produce regular reporting related to collections, overdue items, and cash‑flow metrics.
• Assist the Sales Teams with queries relating to their customers.
• Ensure credit control policies and procedures are applied in line with business policy.
• Produce monthly reports on securitisation following the timetable set by INEOS’ bankers.
• Daily monitoring of sales orders and ensure credit blocked orders are released in a timely manner where appropriate through the correct authorisation process.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excel skills

ERP systems (SAP)

Stakeholder communication

Goal oriented

Initiative and diplomacy

Team player

Education

HND in Business/Accounting or related

Tools

SAP

Job description

INEOS is seeking a Credit Controller to join the Finance team at the Grangemouth site. The role focuses on cash collection, posting payments, and accurate allocation to customer accounts each morning.

The successful candidate will monitor overdue invoices, liaise with account managers, and maintain strong credit control policies while providing regular cash-flow reports to support business decisions.