Credit Controller
£Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Halbeath
Monday -Friday, 40 hours/week
The role is Based in our Halbeath Office. As a Credit Controller, you will be an integral member of our Finance team reporting directly to our Credit Control Manager. You will be responsible for supporting the finance team with the maintenance of financial records, preparation of reports
Some responsibilities of a Credit Controller may include:
- Manage the debtors of a portfolio of customers including National accounts.
- Manage customer queries to ensure on-time payments.
- Timely preparation of weekly/monthly management information, such as debt reporting, on credit controls for BSW Sawmills.
- Manage the onboarding of new customers within the accounting software.
- Manage credit insurance for your portfolio of customers.
- Identify & mitigate credit control risks, assisting with improving/enhancing existing systems & processes.
- Management of write-off and debt provisions, arranging payment plans for your portfolio of customers.
- Liaise, where applicable, with external stakeholders such as auditors and debt management agencies
About you:
Already an experienced Credit Controller, your proven people management skills allow you to not only build meaningful working relationships with your reporting lines, but a strong rapport with external business stakeholders. In addition, you’ll have:
- Experience developing and maintaining end-to-end credit control and accounts receivable processes; as well as identify and make improvements to existing processes.
- Sound knowledge of Credit Law and corporate legislations.
- Excellent IT skills, including a practical understanding of Microsoft packages.
- CICM or other related Financial Qualification(s) would be advantageous but not necessary.
About BSW:
BSW Group is the largest timber and forestry business in the UK, with operating divisions spanning the whole supply chain, from tree nurseries and woodland management to sawmilling and pallets.
We market 35 million saplings annually through the country’s leading commercial tree nursery, have planted a billion trees through Tilhill Forestry, supply sustainable timber products to an array of industries as BSW Timber, and manufacture millions of pallets a year as Scott Pallets. We work to keep industry moving and aim to be the most technically advanced timber business in the country.
Benefits:
In return, you can look forward to developing a long-term career with one of the industry’s leading employers. As well as the competitive salary, this position includes other benefits such as:
- Company sick pay.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Confidential 24/7 wellbeing support.
- Company provided Life Assurance policy.
- Funded learning and career development opportunities.
- Discounted rate on a range of BSW.
- Employee benefits portal with access to exclusive deals and discounts on 100s of high street brands, utilities, eating out and more!
Closing Date for Applications: 31st October 2026
The Company’s Job Applicant Privacy Notice is available on www.bsw.co.uk/careers/terms
We encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity as we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the published closing date should we receive a sufficient amount of applications.
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