Senior Credit Controller - Hybrid Role, Drive Cash Flow

Venture Recruitment Partners; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Competitive salary and benefits

Supportive and collaborative finance 팀

Opportunity to influence processes

Ongoing training and careerDevelopment

Modern offices and working environment

Job summary

Venture Recruitment Partners is partnering with a well-established business in Hampshire seeking an experienced Senior Credit Controller to join the finance team. You will manage a portfolio of key accounts, drive cash collection, and build strong relationships to improve debtor days.

Reporting into the Credit Manager, you will review credit limits, produce aged debt reports, mentor junior staff, and help optimise credit control processes while supporting month-end reporting and cash forecasting.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as Senior Credit Controller or Credit Control role.
• Strong track record of reducing aged debt and improving cash collection.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Confident negotiating payment terms and handling challenging conversations.
• Strong attention to detail and account reconciliation experience.
• Ability to prioritise workloads in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and finance systems.

Responsibilities

• Managing and collecting outstanding debts across a large customer portfolio.
• Proactively chasing overdue payments via telephone, email and written correspondence.
• Building strong relationships with customers to resolve payment queries efficiently.
• Undertaking account reconciliations and resolving disputed invoices.
• Reviewing and assessing customer credit limits and making recommendations.
• Producing aged debt reports and communicating collection performance to senior stakeholders.
• Escalating high-risk accounts and recommending appropriate action.
• Supporting month-end processes, including reporting and cash forecasting.
• Identifying opportunities to improve credit control processes and procedures.
• Mentoring and supporting junior members of the credit control team.

Skills

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Excel

Finance systems

Attention to detail

Tools

Excel

Finance systems

Job description

Venture Recruitment Partners is partnering with a well-established business in Hampshire seeking an experienced Senior Credit Controller to join the finance team. You will manage a portfolio of key accounts, drive cash collection, and build strong relationships to improve debtor days.

Reporting into the Credit Manager, you will review credit limits, produce aged debt reports, mentor junior staff, and help optimise credit control processes while supporting month-end reporting and cash forecasting.