Our client specializes in the manufacture of packaging for the personal care household pharmaceutical and food and beverage markets focusing on bespoke solutions.
They supply the medium to large volumes & standards markets with a wide spectrum of offerings including mould manufacture and maintenance.
Purpose of the Role:Responsible to manage and maintain the financial health of the organization by ensuring timely collection of outstanding debts minimizing credit risk and maintaining positive customer relationships. This involves monitoring customer credit assessing
creditworthiness setting credit limits and implementing effective credit control procedures to optimize cash flow and support business sustainability.
Role: Credit ControllerLocation: Ottery - Western CapeIndustry: Manufacturing
Start Date: Immediate
Qualification:- Secondary Education Grade 12
- Tertiary Education(including DiplomasCertificates and Degrees)
- Tertiary qualification in Credit Control/ Management is strongly preferred
- Experience 5-8 years relevant experience
- Clear criminal record
CompetenciesKnowledge Skills- Ability to reconcile complexaccounts.
- Software Office products andaccounting software programmes.
- Administration skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Ability to act decisively andurgently.
- High level of emotional intelligenceand interpersonal skills.
- Calm confident manner
- Assertiveness
- Ability to handle potentiallyuncomfortable conversations
- Attention to detail
Other Special RequirementsPassionate to progress a career in Finance for the future with an appreciation of the environment concerns and impacts.
Demonstrates sound commercial judgment making decisions that align with business objectives within the scope of delegated authority and in accordance with established guidelines and instructions.
Accountability- Responsible for all activities linked to position as defined.
- Ensures that a structure for escalation of responsibility is effective.
Communication- Ensure transparent responsive and open communication between colleagues.
- Ensure an e-mail response within 24 hours
Key Responsibilities:- Submit request and interact with payment portals.
- Granting of credit to a customer including liaising with credit bureaus.
- Customer account reconciliations and resolution of queries.
- Capture monitor and follow up on goods returned notes to resolve credit notequeries.
- Create pro forma invoices capturing orders and processing receipts on thesystem in accordance with procedures.
- Considering evaluating and posting credit notes.
- Identify payments in bank allocate and post.
- Regular reporting on the status of the debtors book.
- Working closely with sales department.
- Timely collecting all money owed to the business by its customers.
- Managing late payments/ payment plans/ poor payers and on on holdcustomers.
- Provide supporting information for ad-hoc customer reviews legal cases etc.
- Responsible for any SARB/ SARS requirements relating to exports
Self Development and Growth:- Realistic assessment of own strengths and development areas and undertakeactions to address weaknesses if any in self or your team that hinders thefulfilment of your objectives.
- Teamwork and co-operation.
- Self-Management.
- Leadership and interpersonal relationship.
- Product and service quality
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