Senior Credit Controller

Rutherford Briant; Ingatestone; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Pension Scheme

Discretionary Bonus

Job summary

Rutherford Briant is partnering with an established organisation to recruit a Senior Credit Controller who will own the credit control function, manage a portfolio of customer accounts and drive cash flow improvements.

The role reports to the Finance Director and involves pursuing outstanding debts, negotiating payment plans and assessing creditworthiness to minimise bad debt exposure. Salary £38,000–£40,000 plus Private Healthcare and Pension Scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience as Senior Credit Controller or similar role.
• Strong understanding of credit control and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of customer accounts, chase outstanding debt and reduce aged balances.
• Negotiate payment plans and resolve payment delays.
• Investigate disputes and coordinate with Sales/Operations/Customer Service
• Allocate and reconcile payments and produce aged debt reports

Skills

Credit control

Debt collection

Excel

ERP systems

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Dynamics

Sage

Job description

Are you an experienced Credit Controller looking for a role where you can take ownership of a portfolio, reduce aged debt and play a key role in improving cash flow?

An established organisation is looking to appoint a Senior Credit Controller to join their finance team. Reporting directly to the Finance Director, this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced credit professional to take ownership of the credit control function, manage complex customer accounts and contribute to the ongoing development of credit processes across the business.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Credit Controller, you will

• Manage a portfolio of customer accounts, proactively chasing outstanding debt and reducing aged balances
• Contact customers by telephone, email and written correspondence, negotiating payment plans and resolving payment delays
• Investigate and resolve invoice disputes, payment queries and account discrepancies, working closely with Sales, Operations and Customer Service
• Assess customer creditworthiness, monitor payment trends and recommend appropriate credit limits and actions to minimise bad debt exposure
• Allocate and reconcile incoming payments, maintain accurate customer records and produce aged debt and collection performance reports

Requirements

As a Senior Credit Controller, you will need

• Previous experience in a Senior Credit Controller, Credit Controller, Accounts Receivable or similar finance role
• Strong understanding of credit control, debt collection and credit risk management
• Strong Excel and finance systems experience, ideally with exposure to ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Dynamics or Sage

Benefits

As a Senior Credit Controller, you will get

• £38,000 - £40,000
• Private Healthcare
• Pension Scheme
• Discretionary Bonus

Are you looking for your next step in credit control where you can take real ownership of the function and make a tangible impact on cash flow and aged debt?

Rutherford Briant is passionate about equity, diversity, and inclusion. We seek individuals from the widest talent pool and encourage underrepresented talent to apply to vacancies with us. We are committed to recruitment processes that are fair for all, regardless of background and personal characteristics.