Credit Controller - Johannesburg, South Africa - Smith Garb & Associates

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    Description
    Qualifications:
    • Minimum Matric
    • Tertiary qualification advantageous
    • 3 -5 years of experience within FMCG/ Retail/ Manufacturing essential
    • Strong MS Office (Excel, Word) skills required
    • Experience with Syspro advantageous
    Experience:
    • Min 3-5 years working experience in a similar role.
    • Chain store and franchise experience (highly advantageous) (e.g. PNP, Spar, OK foods, Shoprite)
    • Customer service experience.
    • Must be able to deal with high volumes on a daily basis.
    • Must be able to cope in a stressful environment.
    • Must have experience in dealing with price queries.
    Duties include but are not limited to:
    • Ensure that the following is done on a daily basis:
    • Upload and approval for suspense release
    • Ensuring new accounts are loaded, accompanied by the required paperwork
    • Masterfile maintenance
    • Maintaining various customer portals by ensuring correct paperwork is uploaded (invoices and statements)
    • Manage credit control limits, terms and insured values
    • Monitor "no terms" accounts, follow up and report any non-compliance.
    • Credit management and set collection targets.
    • Review age analysis and manage problematic accounts.
    • Facilitate sending of statements and collection progression.
    • Credit application approvals.
    • Oversee insurance claims and understand all aspects and compliance with insurance company's policies and procedures.
    • Credit guarantee submissions to be done timeously to ensure targets are achieved on Domestic and Export policy.
    • Monitor default debtors.
    • Monthly reporting and resolving queries.
    • Meet with Sales Representatives on a weekly basis to highlight concerns on their respective Age Analysis, to assist with resolving queries on certain customers.
    • Liaise with Branch Manager on a monthly basis to review the Age Analysis and highlight problematic accounts and concerns.
    • Complete ISAs for all Equipment deals.
    • Filing
    • Establish and maintain good relationships with customers and their accounting staff relating to payment of monies owing to us.
    • Investigation and resolution of queries.
    • Various other ad hoc projects that may be required from time to time
    Attributes:
    • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
    • Solutions-driven, solid and dependable team player
    • Adherence to strict deadlines
    • Good time management skills and able to work to multiple deadlines concurrently
    • Capacity to manage and maintain customer relationships
    • High energy levels
    • Disciplined and presentable
    • After hour work will be required from time to time