Senior Credit Controller

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).

We typically advertise our roles on LinkedIn for no more than 24-72 hours, but that doesn’t always mean the vacancy is filled.

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

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