CREDIT CONTROLLER

Cape Town
Pharmaceutical Industry

Purpose of the position:
Leading manufacturing company seeks dynamic and suitably qualified to join their dynamic team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the control and administration of a portfolio of customer accounts, ensuring that sales are paid for in the shortest possible time and that bad debt write-offs are minimised, always adhering to SOX compliance and other legal requirements.

Duties / Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of customer accounts
• Reconcile and review all open items on account to ensure items do not age and are resolved in good time
• Build relationships with Shared Service Centre (for payment processing)
• Effectively manage customer claims to ensure credit notes are posted accurately and in good time
• Liaise with customer team and external resources to understand customer risk profiles
• Manage customer Master Data on existing accounts and new accounts opened
• Manage the Trade Promotion processes to ensure Trade Promotion Invoices are credited or paid on a weekly basis
• Send monthly statements to customers
• Manage and build on relationships with Customer Services, Supply Chain and Commercial teams to ensure effective process flows


Minimum Requirements:
• Matric with Mathematics and / or Accounting
• Credit Management I, II or III (Advantage)
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Credit Control environment
• Proven track record in a FMCG and / or pharmaceutical environment
• Working knowledge of customer accounts and claims
• SAP experience would be advantageous
• Excel intermediate skills
• Strong communication skills

Skills:
• Full compliance with financial requirements
• Cash collection – deliver against cash collection and DSO targets for customer portfolio
• Minimise bad debts
• Strong internal and external partnerships
• Improved aging of debtor’s ledger

Personal Attributes:
• Strategic and analytical thinking
• Ambitious
• Creative flair
• Team player
• Positive attitude