Credit Control Manger
Employer Location West Midlands, Birmingham, England Salary £350 per Day Closing date 28 Apr 2026 View more categoriesView less categories Sector Salary band Contract type Hours Where will they be working You need to or to save a job.
Job Details
Contract Length: 3-6 months (potential extension)
Location: West Midlands Hybrid Work Pattern 3 days a week on Site
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Interim Credit Manager to lead, optimise, and transform the Credit Control and Collections function within a fast‑paced organisation. This role requires a confident leader with a strong operational background, capable of managing high‑value ledgers, resolving complex disputes, and driving improvements in cashflow performance and debt governance.
You will take ownership of the full credit control process and provide strategic and hands‑on leadership to ensure strong financial control, robust reporting, and efficient cash collection.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead, coach, mentor, and develop the Credit Control team, ensuring capability, performance, and clear accountability.
2. Manage the end‑to‑end credit control process, including customer contact, query resolution, reconciliations, and cash allocation.
3. Reduce unallocated cash, credit notes, and aged debt through proactive oversight and improved controls.
4. Produce weekly and monthly cashflow forecasts, debt analysis, and risk reporting.
5. Build strong relationships across Finance Operations to ensure seamless collaboration and effective resolution of debt queries.
6. Support internal and external audits, ensuring all credit control practices meet governance standards.
7. Drive continuous improvement to enhance efficiency, reduce disputes, and strengthen credit control frameworks and reporting processes.
Experience & Background
8. Extensive experience managing Credit Control teams in the public sector, property, financial services, or large corporate environments.
9. Expereince of Oracle Fusion
10. Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a structured and methodical approach.
11. A process‑driven mindset with proven experience in team development and performance leadership.
12. Expertise in financial strategy implementation and credit risk management.
13. Strong capability in budgeting, forecasting, and cashflow performance reporting.
14. Ability to identify financial risks/opportunities and provide actionable strategic insight.
15. Excellent stakeholder management skills, including senior‑level engagement and influencing.
If you have the relevant background and experience, we would love to hear from you, so please send your updated CV!
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Company
At Hays we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.
From CFO to Newly Qualified, we work with talented finance professionals and match them with organisations where they can achieve a lasting impact.
So much more than specialist recruiters in accounting and finance, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. All our consultants have strong relationships across the industry and the support of our extensive global network. That’s why organisations of all types and sizes – from international blue chips to SMEs – trust us to find the people who can help transform their business.
So, whether you want something local or international, permanent, or interim, we have the breadth of coverage and the depth of understanding to help you find it.
We have specialist recruitment teams in the following areas:
16. Corporate Governance
17. Credit Control
18. Part-Qualified Accountant
19. Payroll
20. Public Practice Accounting
21. Public Services Accounting
22. Senior Finance – Qualified
23. Support, Ledgers & Bookkeeping
24. Tax & Treasury
You can rely on us to deliver today and help you plan for tomorrow
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