Credit Controller

Location: Edinburgh (Central) - Flexible Hybrid (travel to Glasgow when required)

Salary: Up to £32,000 + Excellent Benefits

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Three Bridges Recruitment are delighted to partner with a prominent, rapidly growing UK professional services and legal group to appoint a Credit Controller based in Edinburgh. Following a period of strategic merger and expansion, this newly created role offers an ambitious credit professional the chance to take real ownership of an Edinburgh-focused ledger. Working as part of a collaborative, Scotland-wide finance team, you will act as a trusted advisor to Partners and departmental leaders, playing an instrumental role in optimising cash collection and driving down DSO across high-value matters.

Why Work Here?

• Competitive Package: Salary up to £32,000, future performance related bonus, 7% employer pension contribution, private healthcare, and option to purchase additional annual leave.
• Edinburgh Focus with Hybrid Flexibility: A collaborative office base in central Edinburgh with flexible hybrid working (following an initial onboarding period) and occasional travel to Glasgow when required.
• Genuine Autonomy & Influence: Collaborative ledger reviews with partners where you are empowered to challenge senior stakeholders when appropriate, advise on risk, and set collection strategy.
• Expanding, Dynamic Brand: Be part of a forward-thinking group integrating established legal brands, offering genuine career development and long-term stability.

About The Role?

Reporting to the Credit Control Manager and working closely with local stakeholders in Edinburgh, you will take full charge of day-to-day credit management and working capital optimisation:

• Ledger Ownership: Manage an allocated debtor ledger across diverse, high-value client accounts, proactively securing timely cash collections.
• Partner Engagement: Conduct structured, regular ledger reviews directly with Partners and Senior Associates, establishing agreed action plans and tailored recovery strategies.
• Stakeholder & Client Relations: Act as a brand ambassador, navigating sensitive or complex discussions with clients and tailoring your approach to preserve long-term commercial relationships.
• Query & Dispute Resolution: Investigate billing discrepancies and legacy aged-debt matters end-to-end, liaising with internal legal teams to unblock payments.
• DSO & Performance Management: Track and report on key credit metrics, contributing to ambitious group targets to reduce debtor days and mitigate bad debt risk.
• Process Improvement: Actively identify efficiencies across systems, billing flows, and collection processes within an integrating business.

About You?

We are looking for a commercially minded, resilient credit professional with a strong personality who can combine ledger competence with strong interpersonal skills:

• Experience: Proven track record in credit control, collections, or accounts receivable. Experience within legal, accountancy, or wider professional services is advantageous, though strong commercial B2B backgrounds are welcomed.
• Communication & Backbone: Confident dealing with senior stakeholders and Partners; comfortable challenging constructively, negotiating tactfully, and holding firm on credit policy.
• Analytical & Organised: Skilled in ledger reconciliations, dispute resolution, and managing multi-matter billing structures with high attention to detail.
• Adaptable Approach: Ability to adjust communication style across diverse client sectors and handle sensitive accounts with discretion and diplomacy.

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At Three Bridges Recruitment, two of our core values are "striving for brilliance" and "relatability." We want every applicant to have an excellent experience and ensure this opportunity genuinely aligns with your personal and professional ambitions.

If this role sounds like the right next step in your career, please apply with your CV or contact Ryan Strachan at Three Bridges Recruitment for a confidential discussion.