Credit Controller

Temporary Credit Controller - Uxbridge - Hybrid working - Salary: £32,000

About the Client

Our client is an established Business Services organisation with an international reach and a collaborative working environment. They believe in open communication and transparency, building trust and fostering strong relationships with employees and clients alike.

About the Job

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Credit Controller to join a busy finance function, taking responsibility for a portfolio of customer accounts. You will play an important role in maintaining healthy cash flow, resolving account queries and ensuring debtor records remain accurate and up to date.

Duties will include:

• Managing outstanding customer balances and proactively securing payment by telephone and email.
• Reviewing aged debt and reconciling customer accounts to identify and resolve discrepancies.
• Investigating invoice queries and working with internal teams to achieve timely resolutions.
• Keeping accurate records of collection activity, customer details and disputed invoices.
• Producing debtor statements and providing regular updates on anticipated receipts to support cash-flow forecasting.
• Allocating credit notes and receipts while investigating underpayments and foreign currency differences.
• Preparing regular and ad-hoc credit control reports for the wider finance team.
• Responding to internal and external queries relating to customer accounts and transactions.
• Supporting the assessment and set-up of new debtor accounts.
• Escalating persistent non-payment appropriately, including supporting recovery or legal action where necessary.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and efficiency within the credit control function.

About the Successful Applicant

You will have 2–3 years' experience within credit control or finance collections, ideally gained in a high-volume Accounts Receivable environment. You will be organised, proactive and comfortable working to deadlines, with strong communication and attention to detail. Intermediate Excel skills are required, while multinational, foreign currency and Microsoft Dynamics/Great Plains experience would be advantageous.

What You Will Receive in Return

will join an established organisation offering a supportive, team-focused environment where you can develop your experience within a busy finance function and contribute ideas to improve existing ways of working.