Credit Controller, Claremont at Rentokil Initial South Africa

Requirements:

A vacancy has arisen for a Credit Controller’s for the Accounts Receivable (AR) team. Preference will be given to suitable applicants in line with the Company Normalisation Policy.

Key Outputs:

• Maintain a realistically low incidence of bad debt
• Consistently meet and maintain KPI’s (collections, bad debt, dso’s and query targets)
• Works with a minimum of direction on collections for an important ledger, possibly key accounts
• Anticipates developments, and identifies accounts that will require special attention
• Handles disputed accounts and negotiate to bring payment into line with terms
• Undertakes complex reconciliations, and compiles documentation for legal action
• Maintains accurate individual measurement and performance statistics
• Obtains sufficient information to assess the risk of new and existing customers
• Works within guidelines and reports to the AR Team Leader
• Close liaison with business units, internal and external clients, the focal point being timeous collections and query resolution
• Provide accurate advice on debt management, queries, VAT issues etc
• Involvement in the reconciliations analysis of ledger accounts and billing history
• Liaise with billing on Credit Control queries, through to prompt resolution
• Ensure all relevant details are provided for the “collection package” delivered to the market for collection
• Liaise with current service provider, claims handlers and others on outstanding collections
• Undertake ad-hoc responsibilities as required

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years in a credit control experience as well as 2 years exposure in reconciliations
• Experience & exposure in a Service or FMCG environment (Banking Sector, Retail Sector , Shoprite, Edcon , Eskom and PnP etc.) is essential as it is key accounts and on an open item system
• Proven working knowledge of accounting system (Credit Management 1,2,3)
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Word, Excel -Advance, etc.

Qualities and Attributes

• Excellent understanding of Accounts Receivable, Sales and Operations procedures
• Must possess initiative and work without supervision
• Attention to detail
• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy
• Ability to think critically