Job Description

Sewell Wallis is currently recruiting for a Credit Controller to join a well-known and established business who are based in Leeds City Centre, West Yorkshire.
This is a 12 month fixed term contract and is based within a large, well organised and fast paced team and is an excellent opportunity for a Credit Controller who thrives on providing high-level support whilst working within a great environment.
The key focus of the Credit Controller role will be to maximise client turnover and minimise bad debts whilst working collaboratively as part of a team.
What will you be doing?

• Day-to-day management of the assigned ledger.
• Building relationships with partners and fee earners, ensuring policy is adhered to and escalating any problems with clients, fee earners or debts to the management team.
• Identify clients that default on payment terms and liaise with the lawyers/partners on the most appropriate course of action to take, taking into account the profile of the client.
• Maintaining detailed and accurate notes regarding debtors and ensuring the team leader is equipped with the relevant data on the assigned ledger.

What Skills are we looking for?

• Previous experience in a similar Credit Controller role.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to multitask and produce quality work within tight deadlines.
• Strong communicator with effective negotiation skills.
• Thrive when working collaboratively as part of a team.
• Competent with MS Office, including Word and Excel
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to deal with confidential matters discreetly.
• As a Credit Controller, you can demonstrate initiative and the ability to be proactive, while also being able to follow instructions.

What's on offer?

• Hybrid working.
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Comprehensive health coverage.
• Travel and life insurance.
• Educational assistance and professional development programme.

If you are interested, please contact Suliman Mahmood.
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. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, 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.
Job ref: SM/6132Post Date: 08.08.25
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