Credit Controller – Accountancy & Advisory Firm
Fresh People are recruiting for an experienced Credit Controller to join an established and growing professional services business based in Canterbury. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive, commercially aware Credit Controller who enjoys taking ownership of the sales ledger, building strong client relationships and ensuring effective cash collection within a busy finance environment. Working closely with the wider finance team and senior stakeholders, the successful candidate will play an important role in maintaining healthy cashflow, reducing outstanding debt and ensuring accurate financial records. Key Responsibilities
Manage and maintain the sales ledger, ensuring timely collection of outstanding invoices.
Proactively contact clients regarding overdue payments through telephone and email correspondence.
Monitor aged debt reports, identify overdue balances and implement appropriate collection activity.
Build and maintain positive relationships with clients, resolving payment queries professionally and efficiently.
Reconcile customer accounts, investigate discrepancies and ensure accurate allocation of receipts.
Liaise with internal departments to resolve invoice queries, disputes and outstanding balances.
Monitor debtor performance and provide regular updates on collection activity, overdue accounts and potential risks.
Support cashflow forecasting by providing accurate information on anticipated receipts.
Assist with month-end reporting, ledger reconciliations and wider finance administration.
Identify opportunities to improve credit control processes, reporting and debt recovery performance.
About You
We are looking for an organised, confident and commercially minded Credit Controller with experience managing outstanding debt and maintaining strong client relationships. You will ideally demonstrate: Previous experience in a dedicated Credit Controller or Accounts Receivable position.
Strong understanding of sales ledger management, aged debt reporting and cash collection.
Experience handling payment disputes and resolving complex account queries.
Confident communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage sensitive conversations professionally.
Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills and financial accuracy.
Good Excel skills and experience working with accounting or financial management systems.
A proactive approach to managing workloads, meeting deadlines and improving collection performance.
Experience within accountancy, legal, consultancy or other professional services environments would be advantageous.
Why Apply?
This opportunity offers the chance to join a well-established business undergoing continued growth and development, with the opportunity to contribute directly to the effectiveness of its internal finance function. The position would suit someone who takes pride in managing their own workload, enjoys working collaboratively and is looking for a long-term opportunity within a professional and supportive environment. To Apply Please submit your CV to Fresh People for a confidential discussion about the opportunity.
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Credit Controller employer: Fresh People Ltd
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