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We are looking for a part-time Credit Control Assistant based at our Pembridge site in Herefordshire. This is a fixed term contract for 12-months, working 23 hours per week Wednesday – Friday. As the Credit Control Assistant you will be managing customer credit by assessing and approving credit limits, performing regular credit checks, maintaining accurate cash allocation, issuing statements, and monitoring the sales ledger while proactively chasing overdue payments. You will also be collaborating with the sales team, resolving queries, negotiating payment plans, and supporting the Credit Control Manager with month‑end processes and reporting.
Job Responsibility:
Managing customer credit by assessing and approving credit limits
Performing regular credit checks
Maintaining accurate cash allocation
Issuing statements
Monitoring the sales ledger while proactively chasing overdue payments
Collaborating with the sales team
Resolving queries
Negotiating payment plans
Supporting the Credit Control Manager with month‑end processes and reporting
Assessing appropriateness of credit limits, and giving recommendations on credit limit increases where required
Approving credit limit increases up to the Credit Control Assistant’s approval limit
Liaising with the external sales team to assist with gathering information to support new accounts and credit limit increases
Performing credit checks on new customers, and current customers every 12 months
Ensuring Customers receipts are posted onto SAP using the bank statements, and cash is allocated in a timely basis
Resolving internal and external queries in a timely manner in conjunction with the sales team
Ensure that Customer Statements are issued in a timely manner
Review the sales ledger on a continual basis, and chasing customers by telephone and email that are operating out of credit terms/Limits
Contact customers throughout the month to check that they have all invoices due and ensure accounts are paid up-to-date and in full
Support the Credit Control Manager in completing the month end process and monthly management reporting
Negotiate and prepare payment plans for customers experiencing financial difficulties
Requirements:
Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
Previous experience in credit control, finance, or related field
Experience in the use of SAP or another Accounting system
Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills including MS Word and Excel
Has strong interpersonal skills and can liaise with all internal and external stakeholders
Nice to have:
A credit control qualification, such as CICM
Demonstrate ongoing professional development
What we offer:
25-days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time hours)