Credit Controller: End-to-End Finance Role

Rutherford Briant Recruitment; Basildon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary - £28,000 - £30,000

Generous holiday package

On-site parking

Job summary

Rutherford Briant Recruitment is seeking a Credit Controller for a long-established UK business within the industrial and infrastructure sector. The role focuses on managing the end-to-end credit control process and ensuring timely payments.

You will assess credit risk, maintain accurate records, and support month-end activities while building strong relationships with customers and internal teams. Salary £28,000-£30,000 and on-site parking are offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within a credit control function and knowledge of best practice.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to build relationships and resolve queries.
• Experience Excel and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end credit control process, ensuring customer payments are received in line with terms and proactively chasing overdue accounts.
• Assess and monitor credit risk by reviewing new and existing accounts, including setting and updating credit limits and payment terms.
• Maintain accurate financial records through reconciliation of customer accounts, processing BACS remittances, and updating customer details.
• Build strong relationships with customers and internal teams to resolve invoice queries and minimise aged debt.
• Support month-end activities and escalations, including issuing statements, initiating legal proceedings where necessary, and handling ad hoc finance duties.

Skills

Credit control experience

Communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Rutherford Briant Recruitment is seeking a Credit Controller for a long-established UK business within the industrial and infrastructure sector. The role focuses on managing the end-to-end credit control process and ensuring timely payments.

You will assess credit risk, maintain accurate records, and support month-end activities while building strong relationships with customers and internal teams. Salary £28,000-£30,000 and on-site parking are offered.