Credit Analyst jobs in South Africa
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Bonafide Human Capital Pty (Ltd)
National Credit Manager
Job summary
A leading recruitment agency is seeking a National Credit Manager to join their team in Johannesburg. This role requires a strong background in credit management, with at least 7 years' experience and a diploma in Credit Management. The successful candidate will evaluate customer creditworthiness, manage collections, and lead a credit team to ensure compliance and performance targets. Benefits include a competitive salary and comprehensive medical aid.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in credit control or debtors’ management.
- 7+ years’ overall experience in Credit Management.
- Experience in the auto finance industry is advantageous.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate customer creditworthiness and establish credit limits.
- Monitor accounts and manage collections.
- Identify credit risks through analysis.
- Build relationships with customers and stakeholders.
- Prepare and present credit performance reports.
- Ensure compliance with credit policies.
- Oversee credit control function.
- Lead and coach the credit team.
Skills
Education
Our Client, a national market leader in the FMCG Industry; is seeking to employ a National Credit Manager to their team based in City Deep Johannesburg.
Awesome opportunity with a prominent brand and an awesome employer.
Benefits:
- Salary commensurate with experience
- Medical Aid
- Pension
- Group Life
- Funeral Cover
Requirements:
- Matric (Grade 12) and tertiary qualification in Finance or Legal Studies.
- Diploma in Credit Management (Levels 1–4) or equivalent finance-related qualification.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in credit control or debtors’ management, preferably within the FMCG industry.
- 7+ years’ overall experience in Credit Management, including proven team leadership.
- Experience in the auto finance industry is advantageous.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including pivot tables and data analysis).
- Knowledge of credit scoring models, risk assessment, financial analysis, and collection processes.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple deadlines.
- Strong leadership and team management capabilities.
Responsibilities, but not limited to:
- Evaluate customer creditworthiness and establish suitable credit limits and payment terms.
- Monitor customer accounts, manage collections, and resolve overdue or disputed payments.
- Identify and mitigate credit risk through continuous monitoring and financial analysis.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve credit issues.
- Prepare, review, and present credit performance reports and analytical insights to management.
- Ensure compliance with credit policies, procedures, and relevant legislation.
- Oversee the credit control function to ensure timely payments and healthy cash flow.
- Lead, coach, and support the credit team to achieve performance targets and maintain high service standards.
Please note that should you not receive a response within 2 weeks of applying, you may consider your application unsuccessful.
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.