Credit Controller at Colgate-Palmolive

Job description

No Relocation Assistance Offered

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The Credit Controller is responsible for adhering to the policies and procedures of the credit department, identifying and managing risks, minimizing bad debt and increasing collections and thereby profits. The process involves a thorough understanding and knowledge of the entire revenue cycle and deals with a wide variety of people internal and external.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Risk assessment – review credit held order report daily
• Obtain authorization numbers for approved customer orders
• Reconciliations – accurate and update regularly
• Claims resolution – obtain copies, analyze, validate, process approved documents
• Invoice resolution – compare to POD and identify issues and query disputes with relevant parties
• Remittances – allocate accurately and analyze trading term deductions
• Journals – analyze supporting documentation, validate with Customer Development Managers and Customer Development Finance Analysts and process
• Collections – follow up and resolve queries in order to receive full payments on due dates
• Statements – review statements/invoices for accuracy and send to customers
• Prepare and present monthly reports for meetings with Customer Development teams
• Prepare and update monthly Cash Forecast
• Maintaining Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• Supporting month end closing activities across Accounts Receivable

Level Of Education And Experience Preferred

• Credit Management qualification/Bachelor’s degree – Accounting/Finance preferred
• 3 – 5 years’ experience in a FMCG environment

Essential Skills/Attributes

• Problem solving and decision making skills
• Computer literacy, especially SAP, Windows Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.