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Senior Credit Controller

Published 22 August 2025
£14 - £16 per hour
Syston, Leicestershire
Temporary
Job Starts: 22nd August 2025
Accountancy & Finance

Job Description

Senior Credit Controller
Location: Syston
Type: Temporary Assignment
Hourly Rate: Up to £16 per hour
Start Date: ASAP

Macildowie are working with a well-established and people-focused organisation based in Syston, who are seeking an experienced Senior Credit Controller to join their finance team on a temporary basis.

This is a hands-on role, ideal for someone with strong credit control expertise who can hit the ground running and add real value during a busy period. You'll be joining a supportive, collaborative team within a well-run organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Proactive management of customer debt, ensuring timely collection and resolution of queries
  • Reconciliation of complex customer accounts and accurate allocation of payments
  • Building and maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally
  • Regular liaison with customers via phone and email to secure remittances and resolve outstanding issues
  • Supporting with purchase order management and financial year-end planning
  • Assisting with write-offs, reporting, and ad-hoc finance administration as required

What We're Looking For:

  • Minimum 3 years' experience in Credit Control, ideally at a senior level
  • Strong experience working with Sage
  • Proven track record of managing aged debt and reducing debtor days
  • Confident communicator with the ability to influence and negotiate effectively
  • Strong attention to detail, with the ability to manage a varied workload and prioritise effectively
  • Public sector experience preferred, or experience working in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment

Additional Information:

  • Office-based role, Monday to Friday
  • On-site parking available
  • Supportive, friendly, and down-to-earth team environment

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Macildowie is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a rich history of enhancing the careers of professionals across the Midlands and the Northern Home Counties. We have an unrivalled understanding of the local market place and recruit for the majority of the region's premier employers. To search for all of our live jobs please visit us at macildowie.com.

Required Skills

  • credit control
  • debt
  • Collections


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