Credit Control Finance Specialist

1 week ago


Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom Saint-Gobain Full time

Job Description:

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  • United Kingdom, East Midlands, Loughborough

This opportunity allows you to gain hands-on experience supporting our Brands with minimising overdues and proactively chasing customer accounts — ensuring effective cash flow management for Saint Gobain, while working towards achieving your Level 3 AAT qualification.

Saint Gobain Professional Services are part of Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland who are worldwide leaders in sustainable construction.

This role can be worked on a hybrid basis with a minimum of two days in the office required per week.

You will get time off to study for your qualification.

Key Responsibilities:

As an apprentice, you will be trained to support our customers with a range of Credit Control duties:

  • Cash Receipts Management: Accurately post and allocate cash receipts to maintain a precise sales ledger.
  • Invoice Management: Chase and pre-chase outstanding invoices via phone and email, escalating issues to the Head of Credit Control/Team Leader.
  • Customer Account Maintenance: Keep customer records and account notes up to date, processing online payments as needed.
  • Debt Collection: Manage assigned customer accounts to ensure effective cash collection, support working capital targets, and resolve account issues promptly.
  • Reporting and Reconciliation: Prepare account statements, reconciliations, and provide detailed cash collection reports to the Team Leader.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Attend monthly meetings, present results, produce actionable meeting minutes, and collaborate with internal/external stakeholders.
  • Credit Risk Management: Refer overdue debt to Credit Risk in accordance with policies and propose credit limits for new/existing customers based on evaluations.
  • Compliance and Audit Support: Adhere to internal controls, meet month-end deadlines, and assist internal/external audits.
  • Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement improvement opportunities within the department.

About the Role:

The estimated salary for this role is £18,000 - £22,000 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience.

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision-making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

Our standard working hours are 36.25 per week, with the option to work from home 3 days a week after training. If you need more flexibility, we'll happily discuss any need you might have for this role: flexible hours, job-sharing, part-time working, or anything else that matters to you.

What We're Looking For:

  • A driven team player who enjoys working collaboratively with others.
  • Excellent communication skills and being forward-thinking.
  • A high level of accuracy and strong numeric skills.
  • Strong adherence and awareness of internal controls.
  • Energy and enthusiasm to achieve goals and add value to a dynamic and changing team.

Company Overview:

Saint-Gobain is the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world.



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