Credit Controller

Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO); Jeddah; On-site; SAR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO) seeks a proactive Credit Control professional to support timely collections and strong AR discipline within a fast-paced FMCG environment in Jeddah. The role collaborates with Sales and Finance to optimize customer credit and collections.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in accounting, with 5 years of FMCG experience (including 2 years with key accounts) and fluency in English and Arabic. SAP proficiency is required; based in Saudi Arabia.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree/diploma in accounting.
• 5 years of relevant experience in FMCG; at least 2 years handling key account customers.
• Fluent in English and Arabic; SAP experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist Credit Control Manager to maintain and improve credit control policies and procedures.
• Provide periodic regional cash collection forecasts and aged debtor analyses.

Skills

Credit control

Collections

Accounts reconciliation

Customer communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description

Purpose of the Job: Assist the Credit Control Manager in maintaining and improving an effective and sustainable credit control system for the company that ensures timely collections, in close cooperation with Sales.

Key Accountabilities

1. Internal Controllership: Review and update company credit control policies & procedures in liaison with sales & finance management and ensure adherence by all.
2. Management Reporting: Review and provide periodic financial reporting to the management regarding regional cash collection forecasts, actual & aged debtor's analysis.
3. Collection Forecast: Assist the sales department in analyzing and making the collection forecast report, in order to properly follow up on pending collections.
4. Customers' communication: Manage outstanding sales balances & contact customers before payments become overdue, and initiate proceedings when required, to ensure outstanding debts are brought to a satisfactory conclusion. Develop excellent relationship with top customers through regular visits.
5. Customers' contracts obligations: Rebate calculations and applying new Business Development Agreement (BDA) changes on the monthly booking.
6. Customers' accounts reconciliations: Timely reconciliations of customers' accounts to ensure completeness of records and timely collection.
7. External Audit: Assist the Credit Control Manager in providing all requirements related to Accounts Receivable (AR).
8. Credit risk assessment: Review and evaluate customers' credit limits to ensure the accuracy of credit limits assigned to customers based on their historical behavior.

Job Requirements

• Educational level: Minimum Bachelor's degree/diploma in accounting.
• Minimum experience: 5 years of relevant experience, worked in FMCG. At least 2 years handling key account customers. Ability to reconcile complex debtors' accounts. Worked on SAP.
• Languages: Fluent in English and Arabic.