Head of Credit Control
Salary: £60,000 to £68,000 plus bonus and excellent benefits
Central London location
Hybrid working – 3 days in office / 2 days remote
Leading international company in Central London are recruiting a Head of Credit Control to join the finance team on a permanent basis.
The purpose of the role is to lead Credit Control team and AR function across the UK and Europe.
The ideal candidate may be working as a Credit Control Manager or Accounts Receivable Manager (or Assistant Manager), looking for their next move and a new challenge in a dynamic company.
The successful person will have the opportunity to lead and develop the function, managing a team of 3, along with client billing, collections, cash allocation and aged debt across a complex multi-entity environment across the UK and Europe.
There is a two-stage, fast-moving hiring process, initially a Teams meeting followed by a face-to-face interview in the office. This is an immediate start role, however the client can be flexible with any suitable applicants currently on a notice period.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing the end-to-end Accounts Receivable and Credit Control function
- Overseeing cash collection, billing processes, cash allocation and dispute resolution activities.
- Leading, mentoring and developing the Credit Control team.
- Monitoring and reporting on DSO, aged debt and overall AR performance.
- Overseeing cash flow forecasting and working capital optimisation.
- Driving process improvements across the Order-to-Cash cycle.
- Ensuring strong financial controls, reconciliations and ledger integrity.
- Producing detailed reporting and analysis on collections and AR performance.
- Managing credit risk assessments, limits and exposure monitoring.
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across finance operations.
- Using NetSuite to improve reporting, controls and operational efficiency.
Skills and Experience
- Significant experience within Credit Control, Accounts Receivable or OTC
- Previous experience managing and developing finance teams.
- Strong understanding of transactional finance and AR accounting processes.
- Commercially aware with strong stakeholder management skills.
- Experience using NetSuite, Concur or Coupa is ideal
Benefits Package
- Performance related annual bonus.
- Private healthcare.
- Corporate gym discount.
- Hybrid working arrangement.
- Excellent long-term career progression opportunities.
- Supportive and collaborative working culture.
- Additional benefits to be discussed at interview.
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