Credit Controller

Role: Credit Controller
Location: Bedford
Hours: 37 per week (8.30am – 5pm Monday to Thursday, 8.30am – 4.30pm Friday, with a 1-hour unpaid lunch break)
Salary: £15.59 per hour

An excellent opportunity has now arisen for a Credit Controller to join our client’s successful finance team on a temporary basis for a period of 3 months.

Who are we?
We are proud to be recruiting on behalf of a respected and well-established educational organisation based in Bedford. Known for their professional, supportive culture and commitment to excellence, they are seeking a diligent and experienced Credit Controller to manage school fee accounts within their finance team.

Benefits:

• Immediate start available
• Full office-based role with potential for hybrid working once fully trained
• Supportive and welcoming finance team
• On-site facilities

Duties of a Credit Controller:

• Daily review of multiple school arrears reports to monitor and identify overdue fee accounts
• Proactive communication with account holders, both individually and in bulk, to ensure fee accounts are brought up to date
• Timely escalation of overdue accounts for further action where necessary
• Management and use of standard communication templates in line with account management policy
• Recording of returned direct debits and following up with account holders to arrange payment
• Identifying and escalating complex credit control issues to the Billing Manager in a structured and comprehensive manner

What we would like from you:

• Previous credit control experience, ideally within a finance or accounts team
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills
• Confident communicator, both written and verbal
• Ability to work efficiently to deadlines and manage a busy workload
• Professional and approachable manner

If you are interested in this role, please apply below with your most recent CV.
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