Senior Credit Controller

Schneider Electric; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy management company seeks an experienced Accounts Receivable professional in South Africa. The successful candidate will handle risk management and collection performance for a designated portfolio, ensuring timely issue resolution and effective credit policies. Candidates should possess over 10 years of experience and a degree in Finance or related fields, with expertise in ERP systems like SAP. Join us to contribute towards sustainability in an impactful role!

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Accounts Receivable.
• Knowledge of Credit and collection processes is essential.
• Experience working in markets in East or West Africa is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage risk and collection performance of assigned customer portfolio.
• Work with internal and external customers to resolve payment issues.
• Conduct account reconciliations and maintain accurate records.

Skills

Business acumen

Continuous improvement focus

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Customer focus

Communication skills

Education

Degree/Diploma in Finance/Credit Management

Tools

SAP

MYDSO Software

Job description

What will you do?

Account Receivable

• Manage the risk and collection performance of the assigned customer portfolio for the assigned zone’s operations.
• Work with internal and external customers to resolve issues affecting payment.
• Work with the Credit Risk Manager to identify and report potential risk accounts and exposures.
• Resolve issues and, where needed, escalate to the Senior credit controller for your portfolio. Work with appropriate support functions to ensure that issues are managed in a timely manner to maximize collections and minimize risk.
• Manage account blocking and release to maintain workflow and monitor customer credit risk inside the approved COA.
• Identify and report potential risk accounts as they arise and periodically in your portfolio review.
• Conduct account reconciliations where necessary to assist both internal and external customers.
• Ensure that appropriate notes are recorded to track progress of customer disputes and issues, promises to pay, and customer communications are entered into MYDSO Software by the credit controller.
• Support the team to ensure timely & accurate allocations.
• Apply Credit policy to the management of new accounts, limit increases, and overdue debt.
• Produce and distribute statements of accounts for customers periodically, where required.
• Facilitate credit card payment as needed.
• Identify and implement Credit Limit & Risk category changes within your COA and work with the Credit Risk Manager when outside your COA.
• Maintain customer and employee details in MyDSO to ensure accurate and maximum coverage in providing the right billing information to support collection.
• Other duties as directed by Manager.

Continuous Improvement

• Look for improvements in processes and procedures within the department.
• Work with the Credit team to successfully use MYDSO Software to enhance collection performance.
• Capturing of payments and accurate reconciliation of debtor’s accounts.

What skills and capabilities will make you successful?

• Business acumen.
• Demonstrated continuous improvement focus.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills.
• High level of negotiation skills.
• Strong customer focus.
• Strong communication skills (Written and Verbal).

Who will you report to?

• Credit Leader - English Speaking Africa

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

• Degree/Diploma in Finance/Credit Management or related qualification.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Accounts Receivable (Debtors).
• Knowledge of Credit and collection processes.
• Expert knowledge of ERP systems, especially SAP.
• Experience with working in markets in East or West Africa.
• Understanding of business processes relevant to the assigned portfolio of channels and the impact on accounts receivable and risk.

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

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