Credit And Collections Specialist

Pertemps · Stirchley, West Midlands

Credit And Collections Specialist at Pertemps, based in Stirchley, West Midlands, paying £43,000 per annum. This is a contract role with remote working.

Salary
£43,000 per annum
Location
Stirchley, West Midlands · Remote
Contract
Contract
Posted
2 weeks ago
Closes
21 Oct 2026
Sector
Credit Control

About 18% above the going rate for credit control

Reference 011106879

About the role

Job Title:           Credit and Collections Specialist
Location:           UK – Fully Remote Role 
Contract:           Permanent
Salary:               £39,000 - £43,000 (DOE)
Hrs:                    Mon – Fri 08:30 – 17:30hrs 

 
Company and Role
Our client is a highly reputable $1.6B Global Company, specialising in developing, producing, and distributing a broad range of specialty Chemicals & Minerals for markets including Construction, Agriculture, Steel, Oil & Gas and Consumer industries. 

The Credit and Collections Specialist will be responsible for accounts receivable sub-ledgers, collection of delinquent balances, assigning and updating customer credit limits, dealing with deductions and monthly reporting.


As the Credit and Collections Specialist your key responsibilities are;
  • Manages Business Unit Accounts Receivable ledgers. 
    • Reconciliation of account balances.
    • Raises accounts receivable disputes and collection related past due items.
    • Assists in customer dispute administration when requested or where required.
    • Daily customer contact for collection call purposes.
    • Daily account receivable balance monitoring. 
    • Researches, investigates, documents and establishes customer credit limits
    • Interaction with senior business unit management, senior corporate managers, and business unit commercial teams.
    • Maintenance and reconciliation of the unallocated cash on assigned ledgers
    • Prepares monthly ledger analysis.
    • Actively works to attain company accounts receivable quality targets for percent current, DSO, ADD and the overall improvement (reduction) of business ledger past due balances 
    • Monitors and reports to business unit management customer payment trends
    • Monitors customer financial health and reports to business unit management changes in customer risk exposure
    • Upon receipt of new customer application, perform credit worthiness review and submit for processing.
    • Provide internal and external audit support, as necessary.
    • Influences and negotiates customer payment terms in conjunction with business unit commercial teams
    • Collects and analyzes customer financial data on new and existing customers and report to management
    • Daily work-flow administration of customer orders placed on credit referral.

As the Credit and Collections Specialist, you will a have the following qualifications & skills;
  • Must have a minimum of 5 years experience within an Accounts Receivable field or related area.
    • Good working knowledge of order to cash processes and dealing with high level deductions.
    • Experience dealing with large commercial account collections.
    • Confident dealing with fast paced ledgers.
    • Knowledge of Oracle ERP or similar systems.
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Reference: 011106879 · Posted 2 weeks ago · Closes 21 Oct 2026 · Listed via Pertemps

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