Finance Apprenticeship – Credit controll

 

If you have an interest in Finance, why not kick-start your career with a Level 3 Apprenticeship at Saint Gobain? This opportunity allows you to gain hands-on experience supporting our Brands with minimise 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.

What we’re looking for:

If you have an interest in finance and are a driven team player who enjoys working collaboratively with others we would love to hear from you

You will possess excellent communication skills and be forward thinking- draw on your experience to identify problems and suggest improvements to mitigate future risk. You will have a high level of accuracy & 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.

 

What you will be doing:

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

Here are some of the tasks you will be involved in.

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.