Assistant Credit Control (6 months contract)

Job Summary

Support the implementation of credit policy, processes and internal controls. Provide administrative support in compiling customers' information, credit/collection history, etc. Support the follow-up on payments due and ensure new terms/conditions are captured in the system

General Responsibilities

• Support superior in managing day-to-day operating expenditures against operating budgets to ensure efficient usage of resources
• Support the implementation of credit policy, processes and internal controls to ensure governance over the credit control/collections function
• Gather and compile new customers' corporate and financial information to support the verification of creditworthiness
• Prepare the summary of credit and collection history of existing customers for tracking and decision-making purposes
• Support the follow-up of payments due, solve basic disputes and provide clarifications to debtors to ensure timely collections 
• Ensure new terms and conditions arising from renegotiation of customer payment plans and reassignment of credit limits are captured in the system
• Provide administrative support to continuous improvement initiatives that streamline existing credit control processes and improve efficiencies through a better utilization of automated systems 
• Provide information to internal stakeholders on debtors' outstanding balances, collections, etc.
• Work closely with customers on collections and reconciliation of balances to ensure accurate and timely recovery of payments

Functional Skills and Knowledge

• Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of the business and industry
• Demonstrate basic knowledge and application of local/international accounting standards, principles and practices; credit control experience is preferred
• Proven hands-on experience in SAP accounting applications is an advantage
• Demonstrate basic research and analytical skills
• Demonstrate proficiencies in office productivity tools (e.g. Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
• Demonstrate fluency in local language and ideally in English, both written and spoken

Education

Diploma or professional qualification in Accounting/Finance or a related discipline