Credit Manager - Interim - Hybrid

Gleeson-Recruitment-Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Gleeson Recruitment is partnering with an established organisation in Birmingham City Centre to recruit a Credit Manager who can lead a regional credit control function.

The role focuses on improving cash flow, reducing aged debt, and developing the team, with strong cross-functional collaboration with sales and finance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in credit control or credit management leadership.
• Strong understanding of cash flow, debtor-days KPIs, and credit-risk processes.
• Experience supervising a credit control team.
• Accountability and transparency.
• Strong communication and people leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive regional cash-collection performance and reduce aged debt.
• Act as the escalation point for late-payment and high-risk debtor issues.
• Partner with sales teams to resolve disputes and maintain strong cross-functional communication.
• Produce and review monthly and weekly credit performance reports.
• Lead, motivate, and develop the regional credit control team.
• Approve accounts progressing to legal action and ensure accurate documentation for reviews.

Skills

Credit control leadership

Cash flow management

Debtor-day KPIs

Credit risk processes

Team supervision

Communication skills

People-focused leadership

Job description

At Gleeson Recruitment, we are currently working with a established organisation who are conducting a search for an accomplished Credit Manager based in Birmingham City Centre. This role is ideal for a commercially minded credit leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can drive measurable improvements in cash flow, debtor performance, and team capability. In your new role as a Credit Manager, you will lead a credit control function, ensuring strong cash-collection performance, effective debtor management, and seamless collaboration with sales and finance stakeholders.

Some of your key responsibilities include:

• Drive regional cash-collection performance and reduce aged debt.
• Act as the escalation point for late-payment and high-risk debtor issues.
• Partner with sales teams to resolve disputes and maintain strong cross-functional communication.
• Produce and review monthly and weekly credit performance reports.
• Lead, motivate, and develop the regional credit control team.
• Approve accounts progressing to legal action and ensure accurate documentation for reviews.

You will need:

• Proven experience in credit control or credit management leadership.
• Strong understanding of cash flow, debtor-day KPIs, and credit-risk processes.
• Experience managing or supervising a credit control team.
• Accountability and transparency.
• Strong communication and distinguish abilityskills.
• A people-focused leadership style.