Finance Officer: Accounts Receivable at Sappi

As a Finance Officer - Accounts Receivable, you will be responsible to:

• Supervise the credit control team, review work completed to identify and close gaps, improve processes, provide coaching, provide guidance on complex reviews and customer queries.  
• Analyse and evaluate work performed by credit controllers for new and existing customer accounts.
• Review credit bureau data and financial statements. Validating information before making recommendations to senior management for approval.
• Guide the team to conduct data analysis of customer accounts daily to identify risks and ensure appropriate controls are in place.  
• Analyse overdue accounts and ageing reports. Intervene promptly to find a resolution.
• Identify insurance gaps and liaise with the insurer to obtain maximum coverage to reduce Sappi’s risk. 
• Monitor and track temporary credit limits and customers that are overdue and up for next review.
• Assess if rebate payments can be released in line with the customers payment terms.
• Prepare and submit customer information for commercial review to senior management. 
• Coordinate information in the preparation of bi-annual board papers that entails customer trading history, credit, and insured limits.  
• Extract, analyse, and prepare monthly reports i.e. SSA and Global Credit Risk Report, Credit Insurance Declarations and other Adhoc credit reports.
• Gather and coordinate information and data from SAP in preparation of budgets, forecasts and information required for quarterly and bi-annual reports.
• Monitor the cash management process which includes cash application and cash clearing.
• Prepare and submit weekly cash forecast for review.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting or Finance  or related equivalent
• Credit Risk Certification would be preferred and substantial progress towards an Honours Degree. 
• 3 or more years relevant Credit Risk and Credit Management experience
• Supervisor / Management experience
• Proficiency in MS Office and SAP