Interim Credit Control Support


Company:	Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary:	£15.50 to £16.50 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bristol, BS11 1AA
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	5 Nov 2026
Closing date:	12 Nov 2026

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Summary

The role

A growing business in Bristol is looking for an experienced Credit Controller to provide immediate support to its Accounts Receivable function during a particularly busy period.

The finance team is managing significant business change alongside month-end, audit and ongoing systems activity. Following some recent movement within the AR team, they require somebody who can quickly take ownership of a portfolio and provide additional capacity across collections and customer accounts.

Key responsibilities

Managing a portfolio of customer accounts and proactively collecting outstanding debt

Making outbound calls and sending correspondence to customers regarding overdue balances

Building strong relationships with customers to encourage prompt payment

Monitoring aged debt and prioritising overdue accounts

Investigating outstanding invoices, disputes and account discrepancies

Working with internal teams to resolve queries preventing payment

Maintaining accurate records of collection activity and customer correspondence

Supporting cash allocation and ensuring customer accounts remain accurate

Reconciling customer accounts where required

Supporting month-end Accounts Receivable processes

Providing additional AR support during a busy period of audit and business change

The ideal candidate

Strong previous Credit Control / Accounts Receivable experience

Confident managing their own debtor portfolio

Comfortable working across a high volume of customer accounts

Strong telephone manner and confident chasing outstanding debt

Good understanding of aged-debt reporting and account reconciliation

Able to investigate and resolve complex customer account queries

Strong Excel and finance systems skills

Able to work independently and hit the ground running

Available immediately or at short notice

What you need to do now

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