Credit Controller/Sales Ledger

Our client, a national manufacturing company, looking for a proactive, organised and confident individual to join their Finance team and take ownership of their credit control function. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, responsibility and working collaboratively across the business. Reporting to the Finance Manager, duties to include: Debt Collection & Aged Debt Management: • Managing customer debt through fortnightly statements, calls and emails. • Keeping debt over 120 days within agreed targets. • Providing regular updates on overdue accounts with clear action plans. Cash Allocation & Ledger Management: • Allocating cash and reconciling the AR ledger in Sage 200. • Recording and monitoring unallocated cash, ensuring timely resolution. Invoice, Credit Note & Query Management: • Managing the credit control inbox and logging all queries. • Investigating and resolving invoice and credit note issues. • Working with internal teams to prevent repeat queries and identify root causes. • Printing and emailing invoices and credit notes when required. • Ensuring invoices and receipts are processed accurately and communicated to the right stakeholders. Credit Risk & Customer Account Management: • Setting up new customer accounts and completing credit checks. • Conducting periodic credit reviews for existing customers. • Keeping customer details up to date in Sage 200 and the CRM system. • Supporting monthly invoice discounting reconciliations and recurring reporting. Reporting, Compliance & Process Improvement: • Completing recurring credit control reports on time. • Supporting ISO compliance and company procedures. • Challenging existing processes and suggesting improvements to strengthen credit control. Team Support: • Supporting the wider Finance team as needed. • Taking on reasonable additional tasks within the scope of the role. As a successful candidate you will have previous experience in a similar Credit Controller or AR role and an AAT or CICM qualification would be beneficial. You will possess a strong understanding of aged debt, credit management and strong IT skills, ideally with Sage experience and intermediate Excel. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with strong attention to details are also essential together with confidence in building relationships with customers and internal teams. In return the company offers a competitive salary, bonus & benefits within a supportive Finance team and collaborative working environment. The opportunity to influence process improvements and shape credit control practices. The role is full time Monday to Friday with the eventual opportunity of a day working from home.