Hybrid Working (4 days office / 1 day remote)
We are looking for an accomplished people leader to manage and develop a high-performing credit control function. This is a key leadership role responsible for driving team performance, fostering employee development, and ensuring the smooth running of the accounts receivable process in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment.
While prior credit control experience is advantageous, we are primarily seeking an individual with strong team management and leadership credentials, able to motivate, coach and empower others, and build effective cross-functional relationships to support business goals.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, inspire, and manage the credit control team, ensuring clear performance expectations, regular feedback, and robust personal development plans.
* Oversee day-to-day accounts receivable operations, ensuring accuracy and efficiency across multiple business units.
* Foster a collaborative and supportive team culture, promoting wellbeing, engagement, and continuous improvement.
* Support compliance with internal credit policies and relevant external frameworks (e.g. credit insurance, audits).
* Provide regular reporting on debtor positions to senior leadership, lenders, and insurers.
* Build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships to support timely collections and issue resolution.
* Partner with commercial teams to support sustainable growth while balancing credit risk exposure.
* Drive and support system and process enhancements, including digital transformation initiatives within credit and cash operations.
Person Specification
* Proven track record in managing, coaching, and developing teams in a finance or operations environment.
* Strong leadership qualities, with a people-first mindset and a focus on team engagement and development.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.
* Commercially aware with a customer-focused approach.
* Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
* Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Office; experience with SAP or a similar ERP system is desirable.
* Exposure to credit control, accounts receivable, or credit risk management processes is beneficial but not essential.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Accounting/Auditing and Finance
* Industries
Manufacturing
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