Credit Manager

A large organisation with Hull based site is recruiting a Global Credit Manager

The Opportunity

A global, highly complex manufacturing business is seeking an experienced Global Credit & Compliance Manager to join its finance leadership team. This is a high-profile role supporting international operations across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, with responsibility for global customer credit risk and enterprise-wide compliance governance.The role sits at the intersection of commercial decision-making, cash optimisation, and regulatory compliance, offering exposure to senior leadership and Board-level reporting within a large, international group environment.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead the global credit and compliance agenda, ensuring policies, processes, and reporting are fit for purpose and aligned to business strategy and delegation of authority.
• Own global customer credit risk management, including financial analysis, credit limit recommendations, and risk mitigation using internal and external data sources.
• Present quarterly credit performance and key compliance updates to senior leadership and Board-level stakeholders.
• Oversee credit control activities to drive timely cash collection while supporting commercial continuity.
• Partner with commercial teams, including participation in customer meetings, to balance growth and risk.
• Lead preparation of monthly performance and compliance reporting for senior management.
• Ensure Letters of Credit are managed in line with UCP regulations and internal guidelines.
• Oversee securitisation reporting to Group, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Lead complex debt resolution and recovery activities, liaising with administrators, legal advisors, and other stakeholders.
• Monitor and advise on changing regulatory requirements impacting the business.
• Drive and embed a strong culture of compliance across the organisation, including Competition Law, Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Sanctions, Modern Slavery, Dawn Raids, and Code of Conduct.
• Conduct third-party due diligence and integrity assessments, working closely with external advisors.
• Manage gifts and entertainment registers, sanctions reporting, and KYC responses to financial institutions.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development to direct reports, maintaining high professional and ethical standards.
• Represent the business on selected global credit and compliance initiatives.
• Support ad-hoc projects and activities as required by senior finance leadership.

Candidate Profile

• Qualified or part-qualified CICM / CIMA, or equivalent experience.
• Progressive experience in global credit risk management and regulatory compliance within a complex, international environment.
• Strong understanding of credit drivers, customer risk, and security instruments (e.g. Letters of Credit).
• Commercially minded with strong financial and analytical capability.
• Confident, operating independently and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong systems and PC skills (advanced Excel essential; SAP experience highly desirable).
• Meticulous attention to detail with a strong focus on data quality, consistency, and governance.

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