Job Description
Temporary Credit Controller | Interim Credit Controller | Full-time | ASAP Start
Your new companyWe are working with a well-established UK-based business operating within a B2B supply and distribution environment. The company supplies materials to a contractor-led customer base and works with a high volume of customer accounts. The business is continuing to expand into new and emerging markets and places a strong emphasis on maintaining professional customer relationships and efficient finance processes. The finance function is based on-site in Stoke-on-Trent and is led by a supportive and visible senior finance team.
Your new role
* Credit Controller - full-time temporary position
* Initial 3-month contract, with strong temp-to-perm potential
* Office-based role (1 day WFH available once permanent)
* Managing one main sales ledger across three trading entities
* End-to-end credit control duties
* High level of outbound customer calls to:
o Chase overdue balances
o Resolve payment and invoice queries
o Obtain required customer information
* Daily review of the ledger to prioritise collections activity
* Processing and checking sales invoices
* 3-way PO matching (PO, invoice, and delivery)
* Supporting aged debt review and basic forecasting
* Carrying out account and ledger reconciliations
* Working closely with AP and the wider finance team
* Opportunity to:
o Review and improve existing credit control processes
o Support automation and system efficiencies
* Use of SAP Business One (training provided if required)
What you'll need to succeed
* Proven credit control experience (essential)
* Confident, efficient, and professional on the phone
* Persistent but tactful approach to collections
* Comfortable working in a busy and sometimes fast-changing environment
* Experience with:
o Sales ledger management
o Debt chasing and query resolution
o Invoice processing
o 3-way PO matching
* Basic understanding of aged debt and cash collection forecasting
* Confident using finance systems (SAP experience beneficial, not essential)
* Strong administrative skills and attention to detail
* Proactive, outgoing, and able to pick things up quickly
* No formal finance qualifications required
What you'll get in return
* ASAP start in a full-time temporary role
* An hourly rate of up to £16 per hour + holiday pay (depending on experience)
* Initial 3-month contract with genuine potential to go permanent
* Competitive hourly rate
* Opportunity to make an immediate and visible impact
* Supportive finance leadership and collaborative team environment
* Exposure to process improvement and automation projects
* One day working from home once permanent
* A role where reliability, attitude, and delivery are genuinely valued
What you need to do now
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