Credit Controller Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Credit Controller to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Following up payments as needed;
- Liaising with customers, as well as internal personnel including the sales team;
- Manage full invoice discounting program with internal and external stakeholders;
- Checking and posting of receipts to accounting systems;
- Monitoring debtor balances to ensure a reduction in debtors overdue;
- Preparation of statements, client status reports and all relevant information as required;
- Providing administrative support to the team;
- Ensuring credit and collection policies and procedures are followed within the organisation;
- Timely and effective collection of all debts and customers payments;
- Managing sales ledger;
- Negotiating re-payment plans together with CFO and MD;
- Reconciliation of debtors accounts;
- Email/Post/print of all statements;
- Providing required documentation to customers to ensure prompt settlement;
- Liaising with Attorneys.
Requirements:
- Strong Excel experience (pivot tables);
- Excellent Afrikaans & English communication skills, both written and verbally;
- Degree/Diploma/Certificate in Accounting will be an advantage;
- Experience working on an ERP system;
- Full debtors function;
- Deadline and target driven;
- Work efficiently under pressure;
- Minimum 3-5 years experience in a senior debtors position;
- Computer Literacy – Microsoft Word (mail merge), Excel (intermediate level), Xero (comfortably troubleshoot);
- Detail oriented;
- contactable references;
- Preferably 1-4 Yrs Experienced Employees specializing in Finance – Corporate Finance/Investment/Merchant Banking or equivalent;
- Clear credit record;
- Minimum of 3 years’ credit control experience – preferable in a manufacturing firm;
- Bill Collections.