Credit Controller - Local Authority Billing (Charity)

Recruit So Simple; Slough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit So Simple is assisting a charitable sector client in recruiting a temporary full-time Credit Controller with experience in residential billing to local authorities. The role focuses on end-to-end credit control, invoicing to local authorities, and ensuring timely payments against funding arrangements.

Key duties include liaison with local authorities and funding bodies, regular reconciliations, and monitoring debtor balances.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in credit control / accounts receivable, ideally within a charity, healthcare, or public sector environment.
• Experience with residential billing to local authorities or similar funding bodies is essential.
• Strong understanding of debt collection processes, aged debt management, and cash allocation.
• Experience handling high-volume invoicing and reconciliations with a high level of accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end credit control processes, ensuring timely collection of outstanding debt and reduction of aged receivables.
• Raise and manage residential billing invoices to local authorities, ensuring accuracy and compliance with agreed funding arrangements.
• Liaise with local authorities, case workers, and funding bodies to resolve invoice queries and secure timely payments.
• Perform regular account reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies to maintain accurate ledgers.
• Monitor and report on debtor balances, cash collection performance, and overdue accounts against KPIs.

Skills

Credit control

Accounts receivable

Debt collection

Residential billing

Local authorities

High-volume invoicing

Job description

Recruit So Simple is assisting a charitable sector client in recruiting a temporary full-time Credit Controller with experience in residential billing to local authorities. The role focuses on end-to-end credit control, invoicing to local authorities, and ensuring timely payments against funding arrangements.

Key duties include liaison with local authorities and funding bodies, regular reconciliations, and monitoring debtor balances.