Trainee Credit Controller

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

Benefits offered by this job

26,000 starting salary

Full on–the–job training

Permanent, full–time position

Hands–on experience across Credit Cont

Training from experienced finance team

AAT qualification support

Job summary

Syntech Recruitment near Woking, Surrey, is seeking a Trainee Credit Controller to join the finance team. This permanent, full-time on-site role offers a 26,000 starting salary and full on-the-job training to develop credit control and accounts receivable skills.

Ideal for school/college leavers or finance graduates with an interest in pursuing AAT or similar qualifications, you will gain hands-on experience while contributing to financial processes and customer payments.

Qualifications

• Interest in developing a long-term career within finance.
• Educational background in Finance, Accounting or Business is advantageous.
• Interest in pursuing AAT or related qualification is welcomed.
• Confident telephone manner and able to speak with customers.
• Willingness to pick up the phone and chase payments.

Responsibilities

• Chase outstanding payments by phone and email.
• Build relationships with customers while ensuring timely payments.
• Speak professionally with customers and directors at various levels.
• Maintain accurate customer records and account notes.
• Update information using finance and ERP systems.
• Allocate incoming payments to customer accounts.
• Resolve invoice and payment queries.
• Monitor payment due dates and outstanding invoices.
• Provide general finance administration support to the team.
• Ensure records are accurate and internal processes are followed.

Skills

Interest in finance

Telephone communication

Attention to detail

Organised

Numerical accuracy

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Willingness to learn

Education

Finance/Accounting/Business background

AAT qualification interest

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.

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