Credit Control Manager

Anderson Knight are recruiting an experienced Credit Control Team Lead who will have oversight and accountability for the credit control activities for our client in Edinburgh. The successful candidate will lead the credit control team and collaborate with wider business stakeholders, to ensure all teams are aligned in their objectives to minimise bad debt whilst maximising profit.

Key responsibilities include:

• Implementing strategies to increase successful collections on outstanding debt and improve efficiency in ways of working.
• Establishing effective partnerships with customers and internal stakeholders across the business
• Hosting regular debt review meetings with key stakeholders to ensure business leaders have visibility of the debt profile of their area and ensuring a collaborative approach to resolving problematic accounts.
• Analysing data and preparing detailed reports on the status of credit and collections, highlighting key metrics and areas of concern.
• Lead, co-ordinate, and mentor the credit control team, setting clear objectives and performance standards and conducting regular team meetings.
• Managing complex account queries and resolving or escalating problems as they arise.
• Monitoring outstanding debts, proactively contacting customers to ensure timely payments, and negotiating debt repayment plans.
• Oversight for assessing creditworthiness of new and existing clients to minimise financial risk.

About You 

• Strong experience in credit control with substantial experience in a management or supervisory role.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Strong excel skills and ability to work with large data sets.
• Excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communicator.
• Experience using ERP accounting software.

If this is something you would be interested in hearing more about, please contact Richard Brown at Anderson Knight for more info.