Senior Credit Controller - Bolton


Salary: £30,000 - £36,000 DOE
Hybrid Working: Two days WFH
Based: Bolton


Forge Talent is partnering with a leading professional services firm in Bolton to recruit a Senior Credit Controller for their growing finance team.
This newly created role offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and enjoys refining processes within an expanding team.
If you’re someone who seeks constant growth, loves tackling challenges, and wants to be part of a rapidly growing business, this is your chance to make an impact.


The Role
You will take responsibility for managing a diverse and high-volume ledger covering multiple UK and international offices. This is a varied role that requires a proactive, confident communicator who can adapt their approach to the needs of each location.
Knowledge of pre-legal processes and an understanding of insolvency or professional services environments would be beneficial.


Key Responsibilities:
*Managing a multi-office ledger and providing tailored support to each location
*Maintain accurate correspondence records in internal systems
*Allocating incoming payments
*Share responsibility for managing the credit control inbox
*Attending weekly debtor meetings and distributing reports
*Escalating complex or problematic cases when required
*Liaising with internal teams to resolve invoice queries promptly
*Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients
*Working with external agencies for non-paying or escalated accounts


Desired Experience:
*Minimum of 2 years’ experience in credit control or debt collection
*Excellent written and verbal communication
*Highly organised with the ability to prioritise and multitask
*Positive, enthusiastic, and motivated
*Able to work independently and in a team
*Positive, enthusiastic, and motivated
*Competent in Microsoft Office, especially Teams, Outlook, and intermediate Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables)


Benefits:
*Salary: £30,000 – £36,000
*Hybrid working –2 days WFH per week
*25 days holiday + 1 Celebration Day
*Company pension scheme
*Health and welfare cashback plan
*Wellbeing hub
*Company social events
*Progression scheme