Credit Controller

Credit Controller / Accounting Assistant

PE Global is recruiting for a Credit Controller / Accounting Assistant role for a leading multi‑national manufacturing client based in Peterborough.

Contract length: 6‑9 months, onsite 5 days per week.

Pay rate: £15.69 per hour (PAYE) or £21.30 per hour (Umbrella).

• Adhere to the dunning process to ensure customers pay to agreed terms, mitigating risk to the organisation.
• Negotiate payment plans, recover interest and ensure collection deadlines are met.
• Provide weekly customer account updates to the Credit Manager and debt recovery progress.
• Lead customer and sales team aged debt reviews.
• Evaluate customers regularly for risk of bad debt.
• Support month‑end closing activities, ensuring timely completion of reporting and reconciliation tasks.
• Effectively execute internal practices in accordance with our policy and corporate guidelines.
• Support the external audit process and internal SOX compliance reviews.
• Contribute towards process improvements, utilising data analytics to deliver new initiatives.

• Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with a high level of precision.
• Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools/techniques to collect data from a variety of sources in an objective manner to reach a conclusion (e.g., PowerBI).
• Ability to cultivate strong relationships with internal and external customers at various levels.
• Good knowledge of accounting and financial accounting.
• Experience with credit insurance.
• Fluency in Microsoft Excel; knowledge of PowerBI is advantageous.

• Knowledge of process improvement techniques and tools (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean).
• Experience with Sarbanes‑Oxley and/or other financial reporting governance controls.
• Prior job‑related experience in a fast‑paced manufacturing/industrial environment, or in debt collection/recovery within credit finance insurance.
• Membership of the Institute of Credit Management (IoCM) or Institute of Export (MIEx).

Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in the UK.

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV.