Credit Controller

Location: Edinburgh (Central) - Flexible Hybrid (travel to Glasgow when required)

Salary: Up to £32,000 + Excellent Benefits

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Three Bridges Recruitment are delighted to partner with a prominent, rapidly growing UK professional services and legal group to appoint a Credit Controller based in Edinburgh. Following a period of strategic merger and expansion, this newly created role offers an ambitious credit professional the chance to take real ownership of an Edinburgh-focused ledger. Working as part of a collaborative, Scotland-wide finance team, you will act as a trusted advisor to Partners and departmental leaders, playing an instrumental role in optimising cash collection and driving down DSO across high-value matters.

Why Work Here?

• Competitive Package: Salary up to £32,000, future performance related bonus, 7% employer pension contribution, private healthcare, and option to purchase additional annual leave.
• Edinburgh Focus with Hybrid Flexibility: A collaborative office base in central Edinburgh with flexible hybrid working (following an initial onboarding period) and occasional travel to Glasgow when required.
• Genuine Autonomy & Influence: Collaborative ledger reviews with partners where you are empowered to challenge senior stakeholders when appropriate, advise on risk, and set collection strategy.
• Expanding, Dynamic Brand: Be part of a forward-thinking group integrating established legal brands, offering genuine career development and long-term stability.

About The Role?

Reporting to the Credit Control Manager and working closely with local stakeholders in Edinburgh, you will take full charge of day-to-day credit management and working capital optimisation:

• Ledger Ownership: Manage an allocated debtor ledger across diverse, high-value client accounts, proactively securing timely cash collections.
• Partner Engagement: Conduct structured, regular ledger reviews directly with Partners and Senior Associates, establishing agreed action plans and tailored recovery strategies.
• Stakeholder & Client Relations: Act as a brand ambassador, navigating sensitive or complex discussions with clients and tailoring your approach to preserve long-term commercial relationships.
• Query & Dispute Resolution: Investigate billing discrepancies and legacy aged-debt matters end-to‑end, liaising with internal legal teams to unblock payments.
• DSO & Performance Management: Track and report on key credit metrics, contributing to ambitious group targets to reduce debtor days and mitigate bad debt risk.
• Process Improvement: Actively identify efficiencies across systems, billing flows, and collection processes within an integrating business.

About You?

We are looking for a commercially minded, resilient credit professional with a strong personality who can combine ledger competence with strong interpersonal skills:

• Experience: Proven track record in credit control, collections, or accounts receivable. Experience within legal, accountancy, or wider professional services is advantageous, though strong commercial B2B backgrounds are welcomed.
• Communication & Backbone: Confident dealing with senior stakeholders and Partners; comfortable challenging constructively, negotiating tactfully, and holding firm on credit policy.
• Analytical & Organised: Skilled in ledger reconciliations, dispute resolution, and managing multi-matter billing structures with high attention to detail.
• Adaptable Approach: Ability to adjust communication style across diverse client sectors and handle sensitive accounts with discretion and diplomacy.