Credit Controller / Finance Assistant

Savona Foodservice Limited; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted food

Non-contributory Cash Health Plan

Job summary

Savona Foodservice Limited in Oxford is seeking a confident Credit Controller to manage the debtor ledger, chase outstanding debts, and provide regular reports. The role involves working in a small finance team to ensure accurate cash flow and timely payments from customers.

You will maintain accounts, allocate payments, issue statements, and support ad-hoc finance duties during busy periods. The ideal candidate has proven sales ledger/credit control experience, strong Excel skills, and the

Qualifications

• Experience of sales ledger/credit control is essential
• Ability to prioritise workload and adhere to strict deadlines
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of Sage 200
• Ability to work calmly in an environment that can be pressured
• Good attention to detail with the ability to multi-task
• Ability to work as a team player within a busy department
• Ability to work unsupervised and use own initiative

Responsibilities

• Actively chase outstanding debts via telephone, email and letter
• Complete credit insurance reports
• Maintain debtor days to target
• Take customer payments
• Allocate payments to customer accounts
• Issuing statements and copy documents to customers
• Investigate and resolve debt and payment queries
• Dealing with credit account applications, credit checks and agreeing credit terms
• Prepare weekly Debt reports for the Shareholders/Head of Finance
• Ad-hoc duties as required, e.g purchase ledger/general finance team duties during times of increased team workload and holiday cover

Skills

Sales ledger experience

Credit control

Microsoft Excel

Attention to detail

Tools

Sage 200

Job description

Savona is a leading independent foodservice wholesaler with over 50 years of experience supplying chefs, caterers, and hospitality professionals across the South of England. What truly sets us apart isn’t just our products – it’s our people, our culture, and our customer-first mindset.

We’re a business built on relationships. Every order, every delivery, every conversation is driven by one simple value:put the customer at the heart of everything we do.Our team takes pride in going the extra mile – anticipating needs, solving problems, and delivering a service experience that is personal, reliable, and refreshingly genuine.

We work fast, stay flexible, and think differently. As an independent company, we have the freedom to innovate, to act quickly, and to put doing the right thing above all else. Collaboration and integrity guide how we work – with our customers, our partners, and each other.

At Savona, you’ll join a team that values initiative, celebrates fresh ideas, and supports each other to grow. We’re passionate about food, serious about service, and proud of the reputation we’ve built.

The Role:

We are currently looking to appoint a confident and articulate Credit Controller. There will be important responsibilities like maintaining & reconciling the debtor ledger & providing reports fundamentally we need someone to work with our customers. Working within a small team

Job Responsibilities:

• Actively chaseoutstanding debts via telephone, email and letter
• Complete credit insurance reports
• Maintain debtor days totarget
• Take customer payments
• Allocate payments to customer accounts
• Issuing statements and copy documents to customers
• Investigate and resolve debt and payment queries
• Dealing with credit account applications, credit checks and agreeing credit terms
• Prepare weekly Debt reports for the Shareholders/Head of Finance
• Ad-hoc duties as required, e.g purchase ledger/general finance team duties during times of increased team workload and holiday cover

Person Specification:

• Experience of sales ledger/credit control is essential
• Ability to prioritise workload and adhere to strict deadlines
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft systems especially Excel
• Knowledge of Sage 200
• Ability to work calmly in an environment that can be pressured
• Good attention to detail with the ability to multi-task
• Ability to work as a team player within a busy department
• Ability to work unsupervised and use own initiative

Employee Benefits:

• Reward and recognition scheme
• Long service awards
• Company Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to discounted food
• Non-contributory Cash Health Plan Scheme

Job Types: Permanent, Full-time.