Job Description:

Sewell Wallis are recruiting for a Credit Controller for a well-established, mid-sized engineering business in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Your responsibilities will include managing and maintaining the company’s credit control processes, ensuring timely collection of outstanding debts, minimising credit risk, and supporting healthy cash flow. As Credit Controller, you will liaise with customers and internal teams to resolve payment issues and maintain strong financial relationships, so you’ll need to be a strong communicator who enjoys a fast-paced work environment.

What will you be doing?

• Monitor and chase outstanding customer payments via phone, email, and written correspondence.
• Maintain accurate records of debtor accounts and payment history.
• Assess the creditworthiness of new and existing customers.
• Set and review credit limits in line with company policy.
• Prepare aged debt reports and escalate overdue accounts as necessary.
• Resolve invoice disputes and queries in collaboration with sales and customer service teams.
• Support month-end reporting and reconciliation of accounts receivable.
• Perform reconciliation of bank accounts, specifically managing incoming cash receipts and posting to the ledger.

What skills are we looking for?

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in credit control or accounts receivable.
• Knowledge of bank reconciliations and cash allocation postings.
• Knowledge of credit control procedures and relevant legislation.
• Broad understanding of credit management.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience in working in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., Sage, QuickBooks, Xero)

What's on offer?

• Competitive salary of up to £32,000
• Annual Bonus - 5% 
• Company pension
• Westfield Health
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays off

Send us your CV below, or contact Inci Evcil for more information.

To apply, please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry. We offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance, from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. We are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.