Interim Credit Controller

3-Month Contract

A leading and well-established professional services organisation is seeking an experienced BTE Credit Controller to join their finance team on an interim basis.This role sits within a specialist revenue function focused on BTE income, ensuring that payments are secured prior to service or policy activation, supporting both cash flow and risk mitigation.

BTE experience is required to be considered for this role.Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will be responsible for managing and enforcing pre-event credit control processes, ensuring that income is received before services are delivered or cover is activated.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing pre-payment processes to ensure funds are received ahead of policy inception or service delivery
• Proactively contacting clients, brokers, and internal stakeholders to secure outstanding BTE payments
• Monitoring upcoming activation dates to prevent services commencing without payment
• Working closely with sales, underwriting, or operational teams to hold or release services based on payment status
• Investigating and resolving payment queries efficiently to avoid delays in activation
• Producing and monitoring reports focused on pre-event income and outstanding prepayments
• Supporting process improvements to strengthen front-end financial controls
• Reducing financial risk by preventing debt from arising rather than recovering it

About You

The successful candidate will:

• Have proven experience in credit control, accounts receivable, or revenue management, ideally within a BTE or prepayment-led environment
• Be confident managing stakeholder relationships across finance, sales, and operations
• Demonstrate a proactive, preventative approach to credit control
• Possess strong organisational skills with the ability to manage deadlines linked to service or policy start dates
• Be confident working with finance systems and Excel to an intermediate level
• Be comfortable operating in a fast-paced, process-driven environment

Additional Information

• Based in Bristol with hybrid working
• Immediate start preferred
• Competitive daily or hourly rate
• Opportunity to contribute to a well-structured and commercially focused finance function

Why Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity to step into a specialist BTE-focused role, where you will play a key part in protecting revenue and improving cash flow through proactive credit control practices.

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