Credit Controller

Job Title: Credit Controller

Location: Leatherhead

Salary: £33,000 - £40,000

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time (Hybrid)

About us: ConservAqua is a dynamic and growing water retailer dedicated to delivering exceptional service and innovative solutions to our clients. We help businesses reduce water consumption, lower costs and improve their environmental footprint through a transparent, no-nonsense approach.

About the role: We are seeking an experienced Credit Controller to take ownership of the sales ledger and manage the timely collection of outstanding debt. This role is responsible for maintaining healthy cash flow, reducing debtor days and supporting the transition from Xero to Sage Intacct Essentials.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Manage the debtor ledger and a portfolio of customer accounts.
Collect outstanding debt by telephone and email while maintaining excellent customer relationships.
Record all collection activity accurately on customer accounts.
Reconcile customer accounts and resolve invoice queries.
Manage approximately 2,000 invoices per month.
Minimise bad debt and achieve collection targets.
Manage Allianz Trade Credit Insurance including credit limits and exposure monitoring.
Produce aged debtor reports and KPI information for the Finance Director/CFO.
Support migration from Xero to Sage Intacct Essentials.
Work closely with Sales, Customer Services and Finance to resolve disputes.
Identify opportunities to improve credit control processes.About you: To be successful in this role, you should meet the following criteria:

Essential:

Minimum 5 years' Credit Control experience.
Intermediate Excel including VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
High attention to detail.
Experience managing high-volume ledgers.Desirable:

Allianz Trade Credit Insurance.
Sage Intacct Essentials.
Xero.
ERP migration experience.
Utilities sector experience.What we offer:

Company pension
Free parking
Private BUPA healthcare
Hybrid working
20 days holiday plus bank holidays, birthday leave and child's first birthday leave
Discretionary bonus/ commission scheme
Perks at Work
Training and development
Professional subscriptions paid
Financial wellbeing programme
Salary sacrifice schemeAdditional Information:

Reporting to: Finance Director / CFOPlease click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with experience of; Credit Controller, Debt Collector, Sales Ledger Clerk, Accounts Receivable Assistant, Credit Control Administrator, Debt Recovery Officer, or Finance Assistant may also be considered for this role
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed