Temporary Credit Controller

Your new company We are working with a well-established UK-based business operating within a B2B supply and distribution environment.

The company supplies materials to a contractor-led customer base and works with a high volume of customer accounts.

The business is continuing to expand into new and emerging markets and places a strong emphasis on maintaining professional customer relationships and efficient finance processes.

The finance function is based on-site in Stoke-on-Trent and is led by a supportive and visible senior finance team.

Credit Controller – Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Full‑time temporary position (initial 3‑month contract, with strong temp‑to‑perm potential)
• Office‑based role (1 day WFH available once permanent)
• Managing one main sales ledger across three trading entities
• End‑to‑end credit control duties
• High level of outbound customer calls to chase overdue balances, resolve payment and invoice queries, and obtain required customer information
• Daily review of the ledger to prioritise collections activity
• Processing and checking sales invoices
• 3‑way PO matching (PO, invoice, and delivery)
• Supporting aged debt review and basic forecasting
• Carrying out account and ledger reconciliations
• Working closely with AP and the wider finance team
• Review and improve existing credit control processes
• Support automation and system efficiencies
• Use of SAP Business One (training provided if required)

Qualifications

• Proven credit control experience (essential)
• Confident, efficient, and professional on the phone
• Persistent but tactful approach to collections
• Comfortable working in a busy and sometimes fast‑changing environment
• Experience with sales ledger management, debt chasing and query resolution, invoice processing, 3‑way PO matching, basic understanding of aged debt and cash collection forecasting
• Confident using finance systems (SAP experience beneficial, not essential)
• Strong administrative skills and attention to detail
• Proactive, outgoing, and able to pick things up quickly
• No formal finance qualifications required

Benefits

• ASAP start in a full‑time temporary role
• An hourly rate of up to £16 per hour and holiday pay (depending on experience)
• Initial 3‑month contract with genuine potential to go permanent
• Competitive hourly rate
• Opportunity to make an immediate and visible impact
• Supportive finance leadership and collaborative team environment
• Exposure to process improvement and automation projects
• One day working from home once permanent
• A role where reliability, attitude, and delivery are genuinely valued

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