Trainee Credit Controller

Syntech Recruitment Ltd; Knaphill; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting salary £26,000

On-the-job training

Permanent role

Finance career entry

Hands-on experience

Job summary

Syntech Recruitment Ltd near Woking, Surrey, is looking for a Trainee Credit Controller to join their finance team. Full training will be provided across Credit Control, Accounts Receivable, and finance systems.

This is an excellent entry point into a professional finance career with a permanent, full-time on-site role. Ideal for school leavers or graduates with an interest in finance who want to develop through AQ qualifications such as AAT.

Qualifications

• Interest in building a long-term career in finance.
• Educational background in Finance, Accounting, Business or related subject is advantageous.
• Willingness to study towards AAT or another recognised finance qualification.

Responsibilities

• Contact customers by phone and email to chase outstanding payments.
• Build relationships with customers while ensuring payments are received on time.
• Speak professionally with customers and contacts at different levels, including directors.
• Maintain accurate customer records and account notes.
• Update information using finance and ERP systems.
• Assist with allocating incoming payments to customer accounts.
• Help resolve invoice and payment queries.
• Monitor outstanding invoices and payment due dates.
• Provide general finance administration support to the wider team.
• Ensure financial records are accurate and internal processes are followed.

Skills

Finance interest

Phone communication

Organised

Attention to detail

Numerical ability

Willingness to learn

Driving licence

Education

Finance/Accounting/Business degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Trainee Credit Controller

Location: Near Woking, Surrey

Salary: 26,000 per annum

Hours: Full-time, permanent

Job Type: Permanent, on-site

Syntech Recruitment are supporting a well-established engineering and manufacturing business near Woking in their search for a Trainee Credit Controller to join their finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone at the beginning of their career who has a genuine interest in finance and wants to build a long-term career within the profession.

You don't need previous Credit Control experience. We're equally interested in candidates who have demonstrated their interest in finance through education, qualifications or their longer-term career plans. You might have studied Accounting, Finance, Business or a related subject, started an AAT qualification, or simply be looking for the right opportunity to begin a professional career in finance.

Full training will be provided across Credit Control, Accounts Receivable, finance systems and processes.

Benefits

• 26,000 starting salary


• Full on-the-job training


• Permanent, full-time position


• Excellent first step into a professional finance career


• Hands-on experience across Credit Control and Accounts Receivable


• Support and training from an experienced finance team


• Opportunity to develop your responsibilities as your experience grows


• Ideal experience for candidates looking to undertake AAT or further finance qualifications

Responsibilities

• Contact customers by phone and email to chase outstanding payments


• Build relationships with customers while ensuring payments are received on time


• Speak professionally with customers and contacts at different levels, including directors


• Maintain accurate customer records and account notes


• Update information using finance and ERP systems


• Assist with allocating incoming payments to customer accounts


• Help resolve invoice and payment queries


• Monitor outstanding invoices and payment due dates


• Provide general finance administration support to the wider team


• Ensure financial records are accurate and internal processes are followed

Skills & Experience

• A genuine interest in developing a long-term career within finance


• An educational background in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related subject would be advantageous


• Interest in studying towards AAT or another recognised finance qualification would be welcomed


• Confident telephone manner and comfortable speaking with customers


• Willingness to pick up the phone and professionally chase outstanding payments


• Strong verbal and written communication skills


• Good attention to detail and comfortable working with numbers


• Organised, reliable and keen to learn


• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook


• Full UK driving licence required


• Previous finance or Credit Control experience is not required. However, candidates should be able to demonstrate a clear interest in finance, either through their education, existing experience or their intention to pursue finance as a long-term career.


• Previous experience within customer service, administration, call handling or another telephone-based position would also be beneficial.

Who Would This Role Suit?

This opportunity would be particularly well suited to a school or college leaver, finance/business graduate, AAT student or junior professional looking to establish themselves within finance.

It could also suit someone currently working within customer service or administration who has decided they want to move into finance and develop their career in that direction long term.

We're not looking for someone who already knows everything about Credit Control. We're looking for someone with the right attitude, confidence and genuine motivation to develop within finance who can be trained by an experienced team.