CREDIT CONTROLLER - PART-TIME

Maze Recruitment Services Ltd; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Maze Recruitment Services Ltd is seeking a part-time Credit Controller to join the Finance Department in Milton Keynes. You will manage your own ledger within a team, handling client relationships and cash collection, while staying professional in conflict situations.

The role requires essential credit control expertise and strong IT skills. The person will work 9 am to 5:30 pm, Monday to Friday, with responsibilities spanning debt collection, reporting, and coordination with internal teams.

Qualifications

• Credit control or debt collection experience required.
• Good working knowledge of Word and Excel.
• Understanding of VAT and its practical application.
• Ability to handle conflicts professionally and calmly.
• Excellent communication and resilience in difficult conversations.

Responsibilities

• Work with colleagues to decide steps for collecting outstanding monies.
• Represent the company externally as first contact in debt handling.
• Regularly review credit control reports and aging profiles.
• Report collection performance and cash collection progress.
• Assist cashiering with cash allocations.
• Liaise with Lock-Up Managers and internal teams.
• Input decisions on collection timing and status monitoring.
• Provide ad hoc assistance in general finance queries.
• Support credit note authorisation processes.

Skills

Credit control

Debt recovery

Excel

VAT knowledge

Conflict handling

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

HOURS OF WORK: 9 am to 5:30 pm - Monday to Friday

JOB PURPOSE:

Due to a recent expansion, we are seeking a part-time Credit Controller to support the Finance Department. You will work as part of a team but will have responsibility for your own ledger and be required to support the team in their need to manage ongoing client relationships as well as cash collection.

This is a busy role requiring individuals to be professional and comfortable in conflict situations.

JOB DUTIES:

• To work with colleagues and agree, where necessary, the appropriate steps for collecting outstanding monies, ensuring effective client handling and appropriate follow-up in relation to monies owed.
• Representing the Company externally, often acting as the first point of contact in the debt handling process.
• Perform regular due diligence on credit control reports, ensuring age profiles are within an acceptable tolerance.
• Reporting collection profiles and achievement of cash collection
• To assist the cashiering team in the allocation of cash.
• Liaise internally with two Lock-Up Managers.
• Input into the determination of the appropriateness and timing of collection, ensuring status is monitored.
• Provide ad hoc assistance in general finance enquiries.
• Involvement in the credit note authorisation process

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

• Credit control or debt recovery experience
• IT knowledge/skills - Competent with desktop and Microsoft packages (Word and Excel),
• Specialist knowledge - Understanding of debt recovery and legal process.
• Appreciation of VAT and its practical application.
• Flexibility - Able to work within a small team environment supporting colleagues as required. To be able to work without supervision
• Excellent communication skills - effective communicator, a resilient personality, comfortable in dealing with conflict situations.