Credit Controller

Company: John A Stephens Ltd
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Location: Nottingham
Job Description:

Credit Controller – Office Based

Manage and organize accounts receivable, ensuring timely customer payments and minimizing bad debts to maintain a healthy cash flow.

Key Duties

  • Assessing customer credit worthiness
  • Setting credit limits
  • Chasing overdue invoices via phone/ email/ letter
  • Resolving billing disputes
  • Reconciling accounts
  • Input of cash from the bank

Key Responscibilities and Duties

  • Debt Collection – Proactively chase overdue payments via telephone, email and letter ensuring timely payment of invoices.
  • Credit Risk Assessment – Evaluate new and existing customer credit ratings, setting and reviewing credit limits to minimise financial risk, using an on– line platform to obtain credit reports.
  • Negotiation negotiate payment plans with clients and manage disputes or query resolution
  • Reporting Produce regular aged debt reports for management and highlight potential debtor issues
  • Compliance Ensure all credit activities comply with company policy and legal regulations, including initiating legal proceedings if necessary.
  • Litigation process Understand the litigation process in order to process debts through courts.
  • Excel Knowledge of excel and spreadsheet
  • Rebate allocation Use of an outside platform to monitor and record payments from suppliers
  • Attend monthly meeting with other merchants to discuss slow paying customers

Skills

  • Communication Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills for client contact
  • Technical proficiency Excellent numerical skills and experience with accounting software Bistrack and Kinetic financials
  • Analytical skills ability to analyse financial data and access credit risk
  • Organization strong attention to detail and ability to handle high volume , time sensitive tasks
  • Experience previous experience in Credit Control, accounts receivable or a customer facing financial role required

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Posted: June 13th, 2026