Interim Credit Controller Interim NEW

Interim Credit Controller

Location: Central London / Birmingham

Hybrid: 2 to 3 days in the office and 1 day a month in Birmingham

Duration: 3 – 6 Months

Day Rate: £200 per day

Start: January 2026

The Role

An opportunity to join a busy credit control function managing a high-volume, high-value ledger. You’ll proactively collect debts, resolve queries, build strong internal and external relationships, and support the wider finance team.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively manage and collect debts.
• Follow and support improvements to credit control processes.
• Manage workload across a portfolio of clients.
• Build strong relationships with internal teams and clients.
• Investigate, reconcile, and resolve queries.
• Hold regular meetings/calls with internal stakeholders to review debt.
• Recommend bad debt write-offs where appropriate.
• Support Treasury with allocation of payments and account maintenance.
• Respond to client enquiries.
• Maintain accurate records of chasing activity and clear shared mailboxes.
• Partner with the business to reduce overall debt.

Key Requirements

• 5+ years experience in Credit Control
• Experience managing a high value ledger
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Able to meet targets in a high-volume environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel (pivot tables/vlookups).
• Experience with Microsoft Office; PeopleSoft experience beneficial.
• Property sector experience is an advantage, not essential.