Credit Controller

Credit Controller

4 months initially

15 - 18ph (depending on experience) + hybrid working (4 days in the office, 1 day at home)

Start date: Can be an immediate start, or the client can wait until 5th January 2026

WE CANNOT SUPPORT VISAs or OVERSEAS CANDIDATES IN THIS ROLE. You must be a UK resident and be eligible to work in the UK.

This is a really unique, hands-on role, working for a well-established, market leading business as they seek an additional, experienced Credit Controller, to support their growing Credit team initially for 4 months (high likelihood of extension).

As the experienced Credit Controller, you will be working alongside the experienced Control team of 4, that sits within the central finance team of 10. You will have a proven track record in how to build relationships with customers, both internal & external. You will also need to be proactive, self-motivated, and happy to get involved with many varying tasks.

Responsibilities as the Credit Controller

• Be responsible for around (Apply online only) accounts, maintaining strong business relationships and handling all queries and issues as and when needed
• Being responsible for processing non-allocated cash, liaising with your portfolio of customers to resolve unpaid amounts
• Reconciling accounts, for existing and overdue accounts, as well as resolving billings queries and issuing statements
• Daily checking of overdue payments and chasing where needed, via email, letter or via Third parties
• Managing all queries - ensure query information for unpaid invoices has been passed to the relevant departments.
• Issuing of monthly statements to customers / copy invoices as and when needed
• Be responsible for monitoring accounts and providing daily reports to the Credit Manager on your ledger

The successful Credit Controller will ideally be:

• Be a UK resident with recent UK experienced
• Offer a proven track record within CC and offer significant experience within your Credit Control career
• Significant hands-on experience with accounting functions
• Must be fluent in English (oral & written)
• Able to manipulate data and have reasonable Excel skills (pivot tables, V look ups)

• Self-driven, results-oriented entrepreneurial person with a positive outlook and a clear focus
• Attention to detail and ability to process a high volume of invoices.
• Ability to work both within a defined structure as well as independently
• Ideally recent experience of Sage will be very useful

My client can offer an immediate start for those candidates who are available at short notice, or wait until 5th January for the right person, so please do get in touch for more details of this superb Credit Control role. Modern offices in Reading, and near to all public transport routes - and my client can offer hybrid working (4 in the office, 1 at home) and a great opportunity to work with a friendly, talented Credit and Finance team.

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