This position is based in Johannesburg.
We’re accepting applications for the position of Senior Corporate Credit Controller. The purpose of this position will be to manage the corporate business credit collection portfolio and ensure accounts are paid when due. This will include allocating payments, reducing past due debt, minimising bad debt, following up on non-payment, negotiating payments on accounts, ensuring collection targets are met and liaising with third parties to resolve disputes, among many other functions.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Managing the corporate business credit collection portfolio
- Ensuring that accounts are paid when due
- Allocating cash payments to customer accounts in a timely manner
- Reducing overdue debt
- Minimising bad debt
- Following up on non-payments
- Negotiating payments on accounts
- Collecting 100% of billing targets
- Liaising with third parties to resolve account disputes, including conducting meetings and negotiations with Heads of Department (HODs), Financial Managers and Finance Directors (FDs)
- Liaising with Executive Heads of Department (EHODs) and Executives
Minimum Requirements:
- Matric and a Credit Management qualification
- At least 2 to 5 years of corporate credit control experience
- Strong reconciliation experience (large accounts in excess of R100 million and 1000 transactions)
- Experience in dealing with third parties to resolve account disputes
- Experience in dealing with EHODS, Executive Heads and other key stakeholders
- Experience using SAP, Eppix and advanced Microsoft Excel
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure