?? Credit Control & AR Business Partner - Permanent Opportunity
?? Central Birmingham - Hybrid Working (2 days office-based)
£45,000 - £55,000 (Depending on Experience)

We’re partnering with a fast-growing organisation that’s looking for a proactive, relationship-driven Credit Control & AR Business Partner to take ownership of a high-value ledger, drive cash collection, and strengthen end-to-end AR processes across the UK & Ireland. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy partnering with stakeholders, and excel at improving credit and AR performance, this role offers the impact and autonomy you’re looking for.
What You’ll Be Doing:
*Managing and driving timely collection of a large, complex ledger.
*Building strong relationships with key customers to resolve queries and improve payment behaviour.
*Supporting accurate and timely invoicing across multiple business units.
*Allocating incoming payments promptly and ensuring accurate reconciliation.
*Conducting credit management activities, including reviewing credit information and updating analyses.
*Acting as a standalone AR specialist, partnering with internal teams to remove barriers to payment.
*Supporting onboarding of new customers, including credit risk assessments and due diligence.
*Preparing monthly debtor reports, ageing analysis, DSO insights and cash-flow commentary.
*Coordinating cash collection activities with wider business and integration teams.
*Identifying inefficiencies in AR processes and driving standardisation and automation initiatives.
*Ensuring documentation, audit trails and financial records are complete and compliant.
*Providing guidance on best practice across AR, credit control and customer billing processes.
What We’re Looking For:
*Experience managing a ledger of £60M+ (essential).
*At least 5 years solid credit control experience
*Ideally CICM qualified or similar (preferred)
*Strong AR, credit control and collections experience within a fast-paced environment.
*Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders.
*Highly organised, analytical and confident working independently.
*Strong Excel and financial reporting skills.
*Experience with SAP or Fiori is a bonus (not essential).
*Detail-driven, proactive and comfortable improving processes.
*A solid understanding of the wider finance function and how AR impacts business performance.
What’s On Offer:
*£45,000 - £55,000 (Depending on experience)
*Hybrid working with a central Birmingham base.
*A role with genuine ownership, visibility and influence.
*Opportunity to shape AR processes and drive improvements.
*Exposure to senior stakeholders across the UK & Ireland.
*Long-term progression within a growing organisation.
Interested?
If you’re ready to step into a high-impact AR role where you can take ownership, build strong relationships and drive meaningful improvements, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!