Credit Controller - FMCG/Retail Collections (Hybrid)

Confidential; Wrexham; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Michael Page are partnering with a growing manufacturing business in Wrexham to recruit a Credit Controller into their finance team. You will own a portfolio of key accounts, manage full credit control processes and drive cash collection targets within a fast-paced FMCG environment.

The role reports to the AR leader and requires strong reconciliation skills, ERP/EDI familiarity and a proactive, relationship-focused approach.

Qualifications

• Managing and maximising cash collection across a portfolio of major retail customers.
• Building strong working relationships with customer accounts teams and navigating retailer payment portals.
• Investigating and resolving invoice disputes, short payments and deductions.
• Reconciling high-volume sales ledger accounts, ensuring timely allocation of cash, credits and debits.
• Monitoring retailer rebates, promotional deductions and trade spend claims.
• Working closely with commercial, logistics and supply chain teams to resolve queries efficiently.
• Providing aged debt reporting, cashflow forecasts and updates on outstanding disputes.
• Ensuring invoices are successfully submitted and processed through EDI and customer systems.

Responsibilities

• Managing and maximising cash collection across a portfolio of major retail customers.
• Building strong working relationships with customer accounts teams and navigating retailer payment portals.
• Investigating and resolving invoice disputes, short payments and deductions.
• Reconciling high-volume sales ledger accounts, ensuring timely allocation of cash, credits and debits.
• Monitoring retailer rebates, promotional deductions and trade spend claims.
• Working closely with commercial, logistics and supply chain teams to resolve queries efficiently.
• Providing aged debt reporting, cashflow forecasts and updates on outstanding disputes.
• Ensuring invoices are successfully submitted and processed through EDI and customer systems.

Skills

Credit control

FMCG/Manufacturing experience

Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot)

ERP/EDI systems

Relationship management

Tools

ERP systems

EDI platforms

Job description

Michael Page are partnering with a growing manufacturing business in Wrexham to recruit a Credit Controller into their finance team. You will own a portfolio of key accounts, manage full credit control processes and drive cash collection targets within a fast-paced FMCG environment.

The role reports to the AR leader and requires strong reconciliation skills, ERP/EDI familiarity and a proactive, relationship-focused approach.