Credit Manager - Roodepoort at Fidelity Services Group

Minimum Requirements:

• Matric Certificate minimum plus Degree Equivalent
• Post Graduate Quantification will be advantageous.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Senior Manager.
• Knowledge of SAP is an advantage.
• Ability to form close working relationships with all departments in the business.
• Strong planning, forecasting, and reporting modelling skills.
• Ability to quickly analyse and raise financial risk to the business.
• Excellent communications and presentation skills (including power point).
• Demonstrable experience of generating ideas and formulating strategies.
• Strong PC and MS Office Suite skills
• Attention to detail and methodical approach.
• Ability to work under pressure in a deadline driven environment.
• Must be a team player with a pleasant disposition.
• Must have own transport and willing to travel Nationally.
• Understanding of the Guarding and Security Environment
• Good appreciation of credit recovery and financial skills
• Ability to engage with customers and stakeholders at all levels.

Jobs Objectives

• Responsible for efficient collections for the guarding credit control division.
• Review of credit control processes to implement and ensure standardization and best practices across the guarding division.
• Ensure maintenance of appropriate internal controls and financial procedures.
• To streamline collections process for on boarding of new clients.
• Reviewing and structuring of client portfolios.
• Measure and review performance of all guarding credit controllers.
• To provide training and development nationally. To manage training sessions, workshops, and credit management courses to upskill and empower.
• To ensure applicable guarding DSO target is maintained.
• To manage outstanding debtors in 60-150 days.
• To manage Bad Debt / CSA (451) credit provisions on a monthly basis.
• Leading with the Implementation of Technology to enhance efficiencies and drive down costs
• To manage the annual Debtor’s competition.
• To manage the preparations for Financial Year End and audits.
• To provide reports on a weekly basis to the respective Business partners.
• To prepare the monthly Board Pack for the guarding division.
• Responsible to review and submit credit management reports to EXCO.
• Responsible to review and submit risk reports to EXCO quarterly.
• Responsible to review and submit possible non-payment reports.
• Reviewing of client contracts and alignment with legal team to ensure payments are received as per stipulated terms.
• To maintain a balanced relationship with the Legal department and credit control.
• Co-ordinating of daily and weekly meetings within the guarding division. Ensuring escalation to respective business partners (GM, FM, CFO, Regional executives, COO, GFD and GCEO)
• Attend Client meetings nationally.
• Responsible to attend all Finance / Risk committee meetings.
• Responsible for Client events and client development.
• Responsible for succession planning for business contingency purpose.
• Responsible for vetting and approval of monthly commissions, quarterly incentives, and DSO incentives.
• Responsible to raise business at risk.