Credit Controller

Company: Paula Rosa Manhattan
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Location: Lancing
Job Description:

About the Role

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Reporting to the Financial Controller, you’ll join a supportive team of three Credit Controllers working together to maintain a healthy cash position for the business. Your focus will be on ensuring customers pay on time, keeping accounts accurate and up to date, and helping to drive down aged debt. You’ll collaborate closely with colleagues across Finance, Customer Experience and Operations, as well as directly with customers, to resolve queries and keep accounts clean. This role offers autonomy, variety and the chance to shape improvements within the credit control function.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Managing your own portfolio of customer accounts and maintaining a low debtor balance
  • Proactively engaging customers to resolve queries and secure timely payments
  • Ensuring invoices, applications and account information are accurate and up to date
  • Performing reconciliations, cash allocation and supporting the finalisation of accounts
  • Contributing to process and system improvements across the team

What We’re Looking For

  • Strong attention to detail and a commitment to high‑quality, accurate work
  • Confidence working independently while being a supportive team player
  • Great communication skills: able to build relationships and problem‑solve with customers
  • A commercial mindset with the ability to prioritise effectively
  • Curious, proactive energy; someone who enjoys understanding how things work and improving them
  • Professionalism, resilience and a positive, customer‑centric approach

Experience Required

Essential:

  • Previous experience in a Credit Control or similar finance role
  • Good understanding of finance processes
  • Evidence of managing a ledger independently

Desirable:

  • Experience within a related industry
  • Studying towards AAT or another finance qualification

Why Join Us

  • Work as part of a collaborative team of three Credit Controllers
  • Real autonomy to manage your accounts and make improvements
  • The opportunity to play a meaningful role in strengthening our financial xwzovoh performance
  • A culture that values continuous learning, curiosity, and doing things right first time

Benefits

  • Hybrid working – work from home one day per week
  • 25 days’ holiday, rising with length of service (plus 8 bank holidays)
  • SMART Pension Scheme
  • Health Cash Plan to claim back everyday healthcare costs
  • Employee Assistance Programme – wellbeing, legal and emotional support
  • Life Assurance – 2× basic salary
  • Holiday purchase scheme (up to 6 weeks total leave)
  • Bike2Work Scheme
  • EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme (after 6 months)
  • Employee discount scheme for kitchens, appliances and staff sales

Posted: April 4th, 2026