Reed Accountancy & Finance are delighted to be supporting a successful and growing organisation in the search for an experienced Credit Controller to join their busy finance team on a 6-month fixed-term contract.

Please note this is an Office based role working Mon - Fri 08:30 - 17:00

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive finance professional who enjoys building strong customer relationships, reducing aged debt, and contributing to process improvements within a fast-paced environment. The role will play a key part in managing a high-volume accounts receivable function, processing over 4,500 invoices per month.

The Role

As Credit Controller, you will be responsible for ensuring timely collections, maintaining accurate customer accounts, and supporting the wider finance team with accounts receivable activities. You will also contribute to ongoing systems and process improvements that support business growth and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end credit control process, ensuring timely collection of outstanding debts.
• Proactively chase overdue payments via telephone, email, and structured collection processes.
• Build strong working relationships with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve payment and billing issues.
• Allocate customer payments and prepayments accurately, minimising unallocated cash.
• Reconcile sales ledger balances, customer prepayments, and payments on account.
• Upload customer invoices to online portals and monitor acceptance for payment processing.
• Conduct credit checks on new and existing customers, maintaining appropriate credit limits and payment terms.
• Process and administer authorised credit notes in line with company procedures.
• Produce weekly reports on aged debt, customer payments, and unallocated cash to support cash flow forecasting.
• Manage inter-company invoicing and ensure balances are reconciled and settled in a timely manner.
• Support e-commerce accounting activities, including reconciliation of online sales remittances and platform costs.
• Work closely with colleagues to identify opportunities for process improvements and automation within the accounts receivable function.
• Assist with bank reconciliations and daily accounts receivable banking activities.
• Support the wider finance team and assist with ad hoc finance duties when required.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Previous experience within a Credit Control or Accounts Receivable role.
• Strong knowledge of sales ledger management and debt collection procedures.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• High attention to detail and strong reconciliation skills.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume finance environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and finance/accounting systems.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and work effectively to deadlines.

What's on Offer?

• Opportunity to join a growing and dynamic business.
• Varied and hands-on finance role.
• Exposure to process improvement projects.
• Supportive and collaborative finance team.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you are an experienced Credit Controller available for a 6-month fixed-term contract and looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today through Reed Accountancy & Finance.