At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage credit limits, chase debts, and build strong customer relationships.
- Company: Join SEED Environmental, a leader in environmental solutions with a supportive culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, generous holiday, pension scheme, and life insurance.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with opportunities for career development.
- Why this job: Be part of a growing team making a real impact in financial management.
- Qualifications: 3 years of credit control experience and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 26000 - 30000 £ per year.
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Location: Kentford, Newmarket
Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 per annum
About Us
SEED Environmental is one of the UK's leading providers of intelligent environmental and property incident response, remediation and restoration services for our insurance, commercial and public sector clients. We adopt an "Intelligent Solutions" approach, assessing and analysing every incident on its merits before implementing a unique response. As part of the Celnor Group, we maintain a family culture where everyone is welcoming, helpful, and open to ideas. We value giving people a voice and creating an environment where colleagues can thrive and develop their careers.
About the Role
We are seeking a Credit Controller to join our Finance Department, based in Kentford, Newmarket. Reporting to the Financial Business Partner, this role is essential in maximising cash collection, reducing aged debt, and supporting the business by managing credit limits and maintaining awareness of risk. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced credit control professional to play a key role in maintaining healthy cash flow and building strong customer relationships within a supportive and growing business.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure all accounts are monitored daily
- Build and maintain customer relationships
- Prioritise and take proactive action in chasing debt and escalating where required
- Allocate cash in a timely and accurate manner
- Provide day-to-day administration support (statements, copying invoices, etc.)
- Work closely with colleagues in operations and the wider team to resolve queries relating to outstanding invoices or contracts to facilitate debt collection
- Monitor unallocated cash to ensure receipts are allocated promptly
- Deal with customer enquiries and disputes, liaising with operations to resolve issues
- Escalate promptly any issues to Line Manager as they arise and monitor all issues to ensure they are resolved quickly and efficiently
- Report regularly to Line Manager on key account issues
- Achieve KPIs aimed at maximising cash collection and minimising old debts and write‑offs
- Assist in annual audit, providing the necessary evidence as requested by our internal and external auditors
Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise
Essential Requirements
- GCSE (or equivalent) Maths & English
- Previous credit control experience, minimum 3 years
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels
- Excellent reconciliation skills
- Intermediate Excel skills, including Pivot Tables & Lookups
- Experience with accountancy software
- Work collaboratively with others, sharing ideas to build effective and credible relationships both internally and externally
- Excellent communication skills, spoken and written
- Conscientious with high attention to detail
What We're Looking For
We seek a proactive and detail-oriented individual who excels at building relationships and driving results. The successful candidate will have strong organisational skills, the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively, and a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of credit control and customer service.
Salary and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary of £26,000 - £30,000 per annum and provide a comprehensive range of benefits including:
- Holiday entitlement starting at 20 days, increasing with service up to 25 days plus bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Life insurance (2x annual salary)
- Enhanced sick pay and employee assistance programme
SEED Environmental is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
