Corporate Credit Controller

In Cork; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A life sciences company located in Wokingham is searching for a Senior Credit Controller to enhance credit management and collections. Responsibilities include producing cash forecasts and managing compliance practices while collaborating with various teams. Candidates should have robust analytical skills, a strong background in accounts receivable, and advanced Excel capabilities. The company offers a hybrid working model and a competitive salary range of £15–18 per hour, depending on experience.

Benefits

Competitive benefits program

Health care

Paid time off

25 days holiday

Salary sacrifice scheme

Life assurance

Free on‑site parking

Free gym

Hybrid working available after probation

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts receivable ideally with a European customer base.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to collaborate.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Proven analytical abilities and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with Oracle ERP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce weekly and monthly reports on debtor balances and cash forecasts.
• Maintain robust credit management practices and compliance.
• Drive collection efforts for overdue accounts and manage billing.
• Document procedures and support the finance team.
• Build stakeholder relationships with internal teams and auditors.

Skills

Experience in accounts receivable within a fast‑paced global environment

Strong stakeholder management skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Proven analytical and problem‑solving abilities

Advanced Excel skills

Experience working with Oracle ERP systems

Job description

Senior Credit Controller – Molecular Devices

Accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology. Join Molecular Devices, a Danaher operating company, and help drive scientific discovery for life science customers across academia, biotech, pharma, and government.

Responsibilities

• Produce weekly and monthly reports on debtor balances, cash forecasts and credit risk, including analysis of customer payment behaviour and recommendations for improvements.
• Maintain robust credit management practices, ensuring compliance with policies and internal controls, and advise the commercial team on customer risk.
• Drive collection efforts for overdue accounts, implement recovery strategies and manage special billing situations such as credit adjustments, rebills and refunds.
• Champion process improvements in credit and collections management by documenting procedures, training new team members and providing support across the finance team.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships with both internal teams and external auditors, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
• Support month‑end close processes and liaise with external and internal auditors to ensure compliance and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts receivable within a fast‑paced global environment, ideally with a European customer base or within a US‑owned structure.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to collaborate across departments and with third parties.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven analytical and problem‑solving abilities with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience working with Oracle ERP systems (preferred).

Benefits and Salary

• Competitive benefits program including health care, paid time off, and more.
• Salary: £15–18 per hour (depending on experience).
• Hybrid working – 4 days in the office, 1 day at home.

Location

Wokingham, United Kingdom.

Anti‑Discrimination Statement

Howett Thorpe are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role and comply with all relevant UK legislation and do not discriminate on any protected characteristics.

Credit Controller – GleeReading

Our client, a well‑established business with a strong reputation in their sector, is seeking a diligent and customer‑focused Credit Controller to join their finance team. This position plays a key role in ensuring the smooth running of the sales ledger, overseeing debt collection, and maintaining accurate and reconciled customer accounts.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily cash allocation including downloading bank statements, posting receipts, updating cashbooks, and processing Worldpay/EPDQ funds.
• Proactively chase outstanding debt, manage aged receivables, issue proceedings when necessary, and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Reconcile customer accounts weekly and monthly.
• Produce weekly and monthly reports and invoices.
• Prepare and upload invoices to customer portals.
• Maintain system accuracy, including updating exchange rates.
• Assist with month‑end processes and audits.
• Build robust relationships with customers and internal teams; manage queries and issue statements.
• Apply the Senior Credit Controller responsibilities to enhance credit management and collections.

Qualifications

• Positive and proactive approach, able to work on own initiative.
• Excellent communicator and able to maintain good customer relations.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise.
• Intermediate Excel skills and proficient in MS Office and other Windows‑based software.
• Experience, recent UK experience, proven track record in credit control, hands‑on accounting functions.
• Fluent in English (oral & written).
• Ability to manipulate data, reasonable Excel skills (pivot tables, V‑lookups).
• Self‑driven, results‑oriented entrepreneurial person with a positive outlook and a clear focus.
• Attention to detail and ability to process a high volume of invoices.
• Ideally recent experience with Sage.
• Be a UK resident with recent UK experience.

Benefits and Salary

• 25 days holiday.
• Salary sacrifice scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Free on‑site parking.
• Free gym.
• Hybrid working available after probation.
• Salary: £27,000 per annum.

Location

Wokingham, United Kingdom.

Anti‑Discrimination Statement

Howett Thorpe are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role and comply with all relevant UK legislation and do not discriminate on any protected characteristics.