Credit Controller

South Derbyshire - Office Based - Credit Controller - Temporary Eaton Syalon are working with our client in South Derbyshire to recruit a temporary Credit Controller into their Finance team. The role will be a…

Pay rate £17 – £19/hour
Job type Temporary
Posted 15 September 2026

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South Derbyshire - Office Based - Credit Controller - Temporary

Eaton Syalon are working with our client in South Derbyshire to recruit a temporary Credit Controller into their Finance team. The role will be a standalone position with full ownership of the ledger. The ideal candidate will be available immediately or at short notice to start this temporary position.

Key Responsibilities:

* Credit checking customer accounts

* Analyse debtor data for trends, risks, and opportunities

* Manage and maintain credit insurance cover

* Analyse aged debt reports

* Develop strong relationships with key customers to support prompt payment

* Drive cash collection via phone and email

* Manage and support month end close processes

* Produce and monitor key credit control KPIs

* Provide accurate and timely data to support cashflow forecasting, bad debt provisioning and financial reporting

* Provide regular updates to senior management and stakeholders on debtors

* Maintain and enhance credit control procedures

* Identify and implement improvements to increase efficiency and reduce risk

* Maintain the sales ledger, including account set up, monitoring, cash collection, and query resolution

* Manage and support month end close processes

The must haves:
Previous credit control/sales ledger experience
Happy working in a standalone credit control role
Strong Excel skills - pivot tables and V look ups as a minimum standard
Capable of managing the credit control process from start to finish

If you have the above experience and would like to find out more, please apply with your up to date CV for consideration. Due to the nature of this role being temporary, you must be available immediately or at short notice to start

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