Credit Controller| Europcar

Motus; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading car rental company in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced Credit Controller. This role involves managing accounts, ensuring timely payments, and building strong customer relationships. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of experience in credit control and relevant qualifications. Excellent communication and financial acumen are essential. This position offers opportunities for professional growth within a dynamic finance team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in a credit control environment.
• Valid unendorsed driver's license is advantageous.
• Multilingualism would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Telephonic and electronic collections of amounts due.
• Conduct regular customer visits for relationship building.
• Analysis of overdue amounts on accounts.

Skills

Communication skills in English

Planning and organizing skills

Attention to detail

Client relationship building

Financial acumen

Excel skills

Education

NQF Level 4 (Matric or equivalent)

Credit Management II

BCom in Finance

Job description

Job Description

Are you an energetic and vibrant individual with strong Credit Control skills and eager to join a finance team who sparkles under pressure?

Are you passionate about Creditors but yet seek a role with diversity?

Then this position at Europcar in Bruma as a Credit Controller would be the ideal stepping stone in your career.

Position Overview

The purpose of the position is minimizing risk to the business by monitoring active accounts and managing the credit terms and limits of these accounts through collecting payments timeously. This is done through meeting customer requirements for payment and professionally communicating indebtedness to customers, thereby delivering excellent customer service and reducing / preventing bad debt losses.

Specific Role Responsibilities

• Telephonic and electronic collections of all amounts due.
• KPI would be to log a minimum of 32 customer contacts daily.
• Conduct regular customer visits to build and maintain good customer relationships, and proactive prevention of issues developing.
• Ensure that at least % average of the monthly targeted collections is achieved.
• Investigating and logging all queries on outstanding accounts, following up and providing feedback to the customer once queries have been resolved.
• Analysis of overdue amounts on accounts to highlight areas of improvement or problems to be attended to.
• Regular reporting and feedback regarding problem accounts.
• Escalation of problem accounts to the Credit Manager within prescribed time frames.
• Processing and allocation of all payments received as per the daily bank statement and deposit slips strictly in accordance with the remittance advice from the customer.
• Preparation of journals with supporting documentation.
• Filing, record keeping and various other admin duties.
• Effectively minimize bad debt and increase collections.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum Experience: 3 years in a credit control environment.
• Minimum Qualification: NQF Level 4 (Matric or equivalent).
• Preferred Qualification: Credit Management II, BCom in Finance, or similar tertiary qualification in Finance.
• Advantageous: Valid unendorsed driver's license; Multilingualism would be an advantage; MS Excel – intermediate skills.

Skills and Personal Attributes

• Communication skills in English (read, write & speak).
• Planning and organizing skills.
• Punctual.
• Attention to detail.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Client relationship building.
• Listening skills.
• Assertiveness.
• Initiative.
• Persuasiveness.
• Results driven and orientated.
• Business acumen.
• Financial acumen.
• Excel skills.
• Self-motivated, trustworthy and highly responsible.
• Friendly, approachable.
• Reliable.
• Drive / Self Development.