Credit Controller

Department: Finance

Location: Wigan, WN3 5BA/Hybrid home working
Hours: 35 hours per week Full-time, Permanent

We have an opportunity for a proactive and organised Credit Controller to join our Finance team.

Your role

Working alongside Lee Catterall, Partner and Financial Controller and his Finance team, you will play a vital role in supporting financial legal services. Ensuring we follow good credit control procedures.

• Proactively chase overdue accounts by phone and email, maintaining accurate records
• Issue appropriate collection letters
• Liaise with solicitors and other colleagues and dealing with problem accounts
• Analyse and present monthly reports
• Support with audits

About you

We welcome applicants with a wide range of strengths, thinking styles and lived experiences. We’re happy to discuss workplace adjustments or support that help you perform at your best.

Essential

• GCSE maths and English at minimum grade C/4 (or equivalent experience)
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in an administrative role, preferable accounting/finance
• Confident and proactive communication skills by phone and email, with experience managing difficult calls.
• Strong numerical accuracy

Desirable

• Bookkeeping, accounting qualifications or training
• Sales ledger and credit control experience
• Understanding or law firm accounting and client money

Importantly you will share our values of approachable, flexible, inclusive, resilient, supportive.

Why Stephensons?

As a Top 150 law firm we combine ambitious growth with a genuine commitment to our people. Recognised as a Sunday Times Best Place to Work in 2025 and 2026 and holding Investors in People Gold accreditation, we are dedicated to helping our people succeed. Through career development, wellbeing support and an inclusive, supportive culture, we create an environment where talented professionals can thrive and build rewarding careers.

What else can we offer you?

Click here to view details of our benefits package 

• Agile/remote working
• Well-being package (financial, physical, mental and dietary heath support)
• Free parking
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package*
• Competitive holiday entitlement
• Holiday sale & purchase scheme*
• Season ticket & travel support
• Payroll giving scheme
• Social events & clubs
• Internal referral scheme
• Free will writing service*
• Retail vouchers/cashback schemes
• Early monthly pay scheme
• Free eye tests 
• Cycle to work scheme

*subject to service eligibility