Credit Controller Accounts Receivables (Permanent) in London

Your new company: The business manufactures core industrial products that are integral to a broad range of downstream markets and applications. With a global operational footprint and a complex supply chain, the organisation plays a key role in supporting customers across diverse industries. Sustainability is an important strategic focus, supported by long-term initiatives aimed at reducing environmental impact and supporting a lower-carbon future. The London location functions as a central commercial and support hub, working closely with global operations and specialist teams worldwide.

Your new role: As Global Credit & Compliance Manager, you will support commercial performance and cash optimisation by leading global credit risk management and driving a robust compliance framework across the business. You will provide expert insight on customer risk, oversee receivables performance, and contribute to accurate cash forecasting, all while operating within delegated authorities. The role also has global ownership of the compliance agenda, ensuring adherence to external regulations, internal policies, and group governance requirements. This is a senior, visible role with regular interaction at Board level and close collaboration with Commercial, Finance, Legal, and Group Compliance teams.

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of global credit and compliance policies, procedures, and reporting frameworks.
• Set and manage global customer credit risk through financial analysis, credit limit recommendations, and ongoing monitoring using internal and external data.
• Present quarterly credit performance reports and key risk updates to senior leadership.
• Oversee global credit control activity to ensure timely collections and proactive resolution of receivables risks.
• Partner with Commercial teams, including attending customer meetings, to support sustainable business continuity.
• Lead preparation of monthly financial and performance reports for senior stakeholders.
• Ensure Letters of Credit are managed in line with current UCP regulations and internal guidelines.
• Oversee securitisation reporting to group finance, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Lead negotiation and resolution of historical debt, including engagement with customers, advisors, legal teams, and administrators.
• Monitor evolving regulatory requirements and advise senior leadership on compliance impact and mitigation actions.
• Conduct third-party integrity and due-diligence reviews, working with external legal and advisory partners.
• Manage Gifts & Entertainment registers, sanctions reporting, and KYC responses to financial institutions.
• Represent the business on selected cross-functional and group-level credit and compliance initiatives.
• Collaborate with other functions to share insights, data, and best practices as required.
• Undertake additional projects and responsibilities as directed by senior finance leadership.

Qualifications: CICM, CIMA) and/or 10+ years' experience in global credit risk and regulatory compliance leadership. Strong understanding of credit drivers, exposure management, and customer risk mitigation. Excellent financial, analytical, and commercial judgment, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders. Hands-on experience with ERP systems (SAP preferred) and strong Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting capability. Knowledge of security instruments and structured credit arrangements. Strong leadership and coaching capability, fostering accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Benefits: Competitive base salary, discretionary annual bonus, generous contributory pension scheme, life assurance, 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with flexibility and the option to purchase additional leave, ongoing professional and career development, access to a wide benefits package, including health, wellbeing, and insurance options, enhanced family-friendly policies, free on-site gym access, employee assistance programme offering confidential support services, cycle to work scheme.