Credit Controller

Credit Controller 

Good credit management is essential to an organisation’s healthy cash flow. The Credit Controller will be responsible for managing & coordinating the debts of the company and customers as well as manage new requests for credits.

This role will play an integral part of contributing to a strong credit management framework.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Taking a proactive role in managing and collecting receivables of customers
• Conduct credit checks of new & existing customers periodically
• Setting up of master data such as payment terms and credit limits within PERI systems
• Ensuring timely payment of receivables
• Conduct regular reminder process
• Following up payments as needed
• Inform and involve Sales when necessary
• Negotiating payment plans in case of payment difficulties
• Establish delivery blocks on customers as required and in accordance with PERI’s credit management principles.
• Responsible for sanction screening of customers
• Responding to relevant customer enquiries
• Preparation of statements, customer status reports and all relevant information as required
• Providing administrative support to the team
• Sales Representative create new Customers via CRM and Credit Controllers to check if PSD is correct, do necessary vetting and approve account requests.
• Capture approved settlement discounts according to correct approval and allocate credit notes.
• Ensure constant engagement with internal and external stakeholders/customers to maintain a strong credit management framework in accordance with PERI’s functional directives.
• Bringing ageing pivots up to date daily
• Download bank statements daily and upload on PERI bank sheet for allocations to customers
• Do all vetting of customers and compliance screening for credit department
• Process all legal invoices monthly on Laserfisch for Credit Manager to approve obo credit department

Experience:

• Commercial apprenticeship
• Previous work experience as a Credit Controller

Minimum Requirements:

Qualifications

• Professional business management qualification

Skills/Attributes

• Proficient in Accounting and Office software
• Ability to reconcile complex debtors accounts
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Proven ability to build & manage external customer relationships