Credit Controller

JOB PROFILE – CREDIT CONTROLLER

We are an organization with commercial presence in various African countries. We are interested in recruiting Credit Controllers to join our finance team.

 Objectives

The essential aim of the role is to ensure the collection of due payments from the company’s customers.

Essential Functions

•  Liaise with departments to ensure accurate and timely invoicing of customers.
• Liaise with the various departments to obtain a daily listing of sales raised to proactively ensure that all credit remain current.
• Liaise with departments to ensure all documentation (waybills, customer delivery order, invoices, relevant email correspondence) are kept in an orderly and easily retrievable manner.
• Always ensure to retrieve the debtors age list report; following up on any overdue debt.
• Support with customer credit background checks.
• Ensure the company’s credit control procedures are followed.
• Regularly report to the relevant stakeholders the forecast and actuals on collections.
• Attend meetings on collections; implement indicated action plans.
• Provide strategic recommendations to improve collections.
• Regularly reconcile the receivables ledger. Update relevant stakeholders with the reports.
• Send statements to customers and resolve all outstanding queries on a timely basis.
• Ensure debtors’ contact details in the accounting software are accurate and up to date.
• Send reminders and advise on stop list and debts needing legal intervention.
• Ensure collection of all outstanding Withholding Tax Certificates (WHT) and exemption certificates.
• Perform account allocations of matched and paid invoices in the accounting system
• Achieve monthly collection targets. Report on progress.

Required Academic Qualifications:

• University Degree in Accounting or any other relevant commercial course. A professional accounting certification will be an added advantage.

Required Professional Experience and Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 - 5 years progressive and verifiable experience performing credit control functions from a reputable institution.

Candidates should have advanced proficiency in:

• MS Office
• Navigating relevant accounting software