Credit Controller - Strategic Accounts

VF Corporation; Burton Joyce; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% employee discount

Subsidised canteen and break areas

Health Shield membership

Employee Assistance Program

25 days holiday

Smart pension scheme

Cycle to work

Free secure onsite parking

Job summary

VF Corporation in the United Kingdom is seeking a proactive Credit Controller to join our European Credit Team in Calverton, Nottinghamshire. You will manage day-to-day credit control for high-value accounts, ensuring accurate cash collection and risk management.

You will collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, Supply Chain and Finance, escalating issues and providing data-driven insights to optimise working capital and customer relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience in Credit Control, Accounts Receivable, Finance, or a similar customer-focused role.
• Strong numerical ability and comfort with data.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across functions.
• Ability to identify risks and resolve payment disputes.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day credit control activities for high-value accounts.
• Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, Supply Chain and Finance.
• Identify risks, escalate issues, and support cash collection.
• Provide timely resolutions to disputes and optimize cash flow.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Team player

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

• Managing the day-to-day running of high-value, high-volume customer accounts, ensuring effective account oversight.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders through regular communication via Microsoft Teams, Zoom, email, and customer portals.
• Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Customer Service, Supply Chain, and Finance.
• Identifying, highlighting, and escalating key risks, issues, and opportunities that may impact account performance or cash collection.
• Taking ownership of account performance by proactively driving solutions, resolving disputes, and supporting cash collection. VF Corporation is looking for a team player who is keen to join our European Credit Team in Calverton, Nottinghamshire. Excellent communication with the ability to build strong relationships with customers and internal cross functional departments.
• A highly analytical approach and attention to detail and accuracy.
• A results-driven mindset, with the ability to effectively manage customer accounts, prioritise workloads, and resolve queries in a timely manner.
• Strong problem-solving, negotiation, and decision-making skills, enabling you to identify solutions and deliver positive outcomes.
• Financial and commercial awareness.
• Strong IT and systems proficiency, including advanced Microsoft Excel skills and the ability to work confidently with data from multiple sources.
• Previous experience in Credit Control, Accounts Receivable, Finance, or a similar customer-focused role.

Skills for Success

• A problem solver who enjoys investigating issues, identifying root causes, and delivering effective solutions.
• Comfortable working with numbers, data, and financial information
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills VF is a global apparel company connecting people to the lifestyles they cherish through our family of iconic brands. At the heart of our journey lies our purpose: We power movements of sustainable and active lifestyles for the betterment of people and our planet. This is our purpose. It's the reason we come to work every day. Our purpose unites us and leads us to pursue our goals, together. This is our calling.

• A supportive feedback-based culture where respect and integrity guide us in what we do
• An inclusive international environment where people of diverse backgrounds, lifestyles and nationalities love working together
• Be part of an iconic lifestyle brand in a multi brand, multi countries organization
• 50% employee discount on all VF brands both in store and online
• Subsidised canteen and break out areas offering complimentary hot drinks
• Health Shield membership and access to numerous health and wellbeing initiatives
• Employee Assistance Program, offering access to free services such as Mental Health and wellbeing support as well as legal and financial advice.
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) rising to 29 with length of service and your birthday off
• Smart pension scheme - 8% employer contribution
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free secure onsite parking

Free to Be, Inclusion & Diversity

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, VF is committed to support disadvantaged groups whilst providing equal opportunities for both VF associates and applicants alike.