Vacancy Type : Permanent

Location: North West, Manchester

Salary : Negotiable

Consultants Name : James Penny

Consultants Email : james.penny@yourrecruitmentpartner.com

Description

Credit Controller

Location – Bury
Salary – £30,000 - £35,000

About the company:
A well-established facilities management company based in Bury with an opportunity for a Senior Credit Controller, taking responsibility for end-to-end credit control.

Responsibilities include:
Manage the full credit control cycle: issuing invoices, monitoring accounts, chasing outstanding payments, and allocating receipts accurately.
Reduce aged debt through timely follow up, negotiation, and escalation where required.
Conduct credit checks and assess customer creditworthiness using internal and external data sources.
Set and review credit limits, ensuring alignment with company risk appetite and financial policies.
Resolve invoice disputes by working closely with sales, operations, and customer service teams.
Prepare weekly and monthly debtor reports, highlighting risks, trends, and recommended actions.
Support cashflow forecasting by providing accurate debtor insights and expected payment dates.
Manage legal escalation processes, including liaison with solicitors or debt recovery agencies.

Skills/Qualifications required:
Proven experience in a credit control role, ideally within a high-volume or multi-entity environment.
Strong understanding of credit risk, collections strategies, and financial controls.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the confidence to challenge professionally.
High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
Experience in VAT notices, CIS, reverse charge documentation a bonus, but not required.
Strong Excel skills and experience with finance/ERP systems (e.g. Sage / Excel).


For more information around this role or others, or to send over your CV, please contact james.penny@yourrecruitmentpartner.com