Credit Controller

Location: Oceana House, 25 Jan Smuts, Foreshore, Cape Town

Reports to: Senior Credit Controller

Purpose of the role: To ensure appropriate collections, allocations, claim processing and query handling to enable positive impact on cash flow.

Key Responsibilities: 

As a Credit Controller, you will be responsible for:

Collections 

• Statements checked for payments received
• Customer receipt recorded and allocated to customer account
• Tracking remittance advice and comparing to customer payment
• Follow-up on any unpaid accounts

Allocations

• Claims assigned by type of deductions
• Allocate receipt to invoices paid
• Matching of credit notes & purchase orders to claim

Claims/Credit Noted

• Resolving claims
• Process purchase orders for all tax invoice claims
• Receipting of purchase orders

Invoicing

• Proof of deliveries to be sent or uploaded weekly as per customer requirements
• Intercompany confirmations: Distribute as per month end deadlines and ensure amounts balance to supporting documents

Trade Agreements 

• Reviewing customer calculations in accordance with the latest signed trade agreements
• Proactively identify discrepancy and inform relevent parties i.e customer or sales manager

Reporting 

• Weekly review of forecasted receipts

• Confirmation of customer payments 1 day prior to the payments due date prior to the payment due date

• Weekly updates on unpaid invoices and claims

• Customer reconciliations

• Weekly updates on unpaid invoices and claimsRegular review and updates on the schedule

• DSM Ad-hoc schedules

Essential Skills and Attributes:

• Action orientation
• Teamwork
• Written communication
• Verbal communication
• Interpersonal skills
• Integrity
• Quality orientation
• Client Centricity
• Following instructions and procedures

Qualifications and Experience:

• A minimum of Matric qualification.
• 2-3 years related experience
• Good communication skills
• Numerical accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work accurately and systematically under pressure.
• Basic excel, exposure to ERP system

Contact information

Nonkululeko Twala