A confident, results-driven credit control professional with over 15 years’ experience across engineering, construction and service-led industries. This candidate has extensive experience working autonomously as the sole credit function owner, as well as within structured teams in complex, project-led environments. Known for their proactive and tenacious approach, they have repeatedly delivered measurable improvements, including significant reductions in outstanding debt and the implementation of more efficient processes and controls.
A confident communicator with excellent relationship-building skills, working effectively with clients, directors, and operational teams to resolve issues and improve processes. They combine commercial awareness with a hands-on, detail-oriented mindset, enabling them to identify risks, streamline workflows, and support business performance.
Now seeking a new opportunity following redundancy.
Exposure includes:
- Full ownership of credit control / credit management function
- High-value debt recovery (up to £5m monthly ledger exposure)
- Proactive debt collection and reduction of aged debt
- Customer credit checking and setting credit limits
- Cash allocation, bank receipts, and reconciliation (BACs, cheques, card payments)
- Aged debt reporting and director-level reporting
- Dispute resolution and query management
- Legal escalation and preparation of legal documentation
- Contract review and extraction of financial data
- Relationship management with key and high-risk customers
- Process improvement and implementation of credit control procedures
Software knowledge: Sage Line 50, Microsoft Office (Access), Excel (Intermediate–Advanced), Bespoke accounting systems
Qualifications: BTEC HND Business and Finance
Notice period: immediately available
Location: Hampshire
Candidate ref: 89574
To discuss this candidate or request a full CV, please contact:
Sarah Arnold – 01252 718777