Part-Time Credit Controller – Hybrid (3 days) with Cash Flow Focus

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited is seeking a part-time Credit Controller to join the finance team in Blackburn. The role offers hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days from home after probation) with a salary up to £29,000 per annum FTE.

The ideal candidate will manage a high-volume portfolio, pursue overdue payments, and work cross-functionally to resolve account queries while maintaining strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• Proven credit control experience within a high-volume, high-value ledger environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and maximise cash collection.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and dispute-resolution skills.
• Good Microsoft Excel skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proactive, target-driven and results-focused approach.
• Flexible, enthusiastic and positive can-do attitude.
• Experience with SAP B1 is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Full ownership of a high-volume portfolio of customer accounts, managing the end-to-end credit control and collections process to maximise cash flow.
• Proactively pursue outstanding and overdue payments via telephone and email, resolving complex queries efficiently to reduce aged debt and consistently achieve collection targets, including negotiating payment plans in line with company policy.
• Work collaboratively with Sales, Operations and Customer Service teams to resolve account queries, remove payment barriers and facilitate timely customer payments.
• Accurately process and allocate incoming payments, ensuring customer accounts and ledgers are maintained to reflect an accurate and up-to-date financial position.
• Maintain comprehensive and accurate records of all credit control activity, customer communications, account statuses and collection actions.
• Produce and review regular aged debtor reports, monitoring portfolio performance and identifying overdue, high-value and potentially high-risk accounts requiring further action.
• Attend debtor meetings and manage escalated accounts, working proactively to resolve disputes and secure payment while maintaining strong and professional customer relationships.
• Provide support to the Credit Control Team Leader and Credit Control Manager on escalated accounts, ad-hoc tasks and wider credit control projects as required.

Skills

Credit control

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Dispute resolution

Customer relationship management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SAP B1

Job description

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited is seeking a part-time Credit Controller to join the finance team in Blackburn. The role offers hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days from home after probation) with a salary up to £29,000 per annum FTE.

The ideal candidate will manage a high-volume portfolio, pursue overdue payments, and work cross-functionally to resolve account queries while maintaining strong client relationships.