Credit Controller at Macmillan Education

Purpose of the Job:

Macmillan Education South Africa is seeking to appoint an experienced professional to the position of Credit Controller to assist in collecting of all debt due to the Group and the general administration within the Finance department.

Requirements:

• Matric with mathematics and accounting/bookkeeping.
• Bookkeeping diploma/degree or equivalent.
• Certificate in Credit Management
• 5 years of experience in similar role.
• Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Outlook literate to at least intermediate level.
• Syspro experience (beneficial but not essential).

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for collection of Debtors book for the Group
• Maintain relationship with customers to ensure that complaints and queries are analysed and resolved promptly.
• Printing of bank statements for the Group daily
• Receipting and reconciling of payments received on the bank statement on a daily basis
• Credit vetting
• Processing of refunds
• Provide a monthly statement for each country showing opening intercompany balances and detailed movements to each country leader every month cc’ing in Head of Finance and Finance Director
• Reconcile the royalty payments to the cashbook.
• Implement new Royalty system
• Monthly Debtors reports sent to the regional heads and meetings to be held monthly
• Processing of receipts, refunds, allocations, journals and adjustments
• Clear all Cash accounts
• Obtain signed intercompany confirmations from both parties each month.
• Document all calls and follow ups on Syspro
• Submit ITB3 to SARS by SARS due date.
• Release all orders on hold and accounts on suspense.
• Invoice intercompany on a monthly basis.
• Ensure that all intercompany balances eliminate for all entities.
• Settle all Intercompany accounts on a monthly basis
• Provide new instruction to lawyers, collection agents and credit information agents on a monthly basis
• Support auditors with annual and periodical auditing procedures.
• Maintain complete filing system to support financial records.