Credit Controller (Porthacourt) needed at Nicole Sinclair Consulting

Job Details

• This job is required to develop,implement,and maintain within the subsidiary an effective credit control system for the organization.
• To be involved in the day to day collection of debts, dealing especially with overdue debts and managing the escalation process with the attendant credit risks and manage the credit control team.
• To fully ensure his arbitrator mission between sales objectives and finance commitments.
• To propose, define and get approval for the Credit Policy within the framework of the General Policy and be accountable for its application
• To continually review and update the credit policy in line with the changing conditions of the business of the organization.
• Define procedures, communicate and train the sales team and check the day to day compliance of the credit policy.
• Define performance indicator system(Scorecards, dashboard)
• Collect, analyse and check the financial background of new customers before credit is granted
• Monitor compliance with maximum customer debts (customer credit defined by the sales director and validated by the director of the Ensure that any exemptions are duly validated by the authorised persons and comply with the specified procedure.
• To permanently sensitize sales forces to financials at stake, to participate in commercial orientations (prospecting) and to actively contribute -To optimize the customer litigation system (choice of the procedures and persons in charge)
• Organise and coordinate weekly meetings on “balance of accounts receivable”
• Ensure as a first step that customers receive written and telephone reminders according to schedule of repayments.
• Identify disputes and prepare dispute reports
• Organise customer debt collection meetings, in coordination with the sales department
• Activate or freeze on orders as stipulated in the debt collection procedure once validated at the meeting on “balance of accounts receivable”
• Initiate, manage and monitor contentious cases in collaboration with the lawyer
• Coordinate and direct external debt collection activities if necessary.
• Monitor the costs of external persons linked to collection ( lawyers, bailiffs, debt collectors

Requirements

• First degree in accounting
• 5-10 years post qualification experience
• 2-3 years in credit control position
• Oil servicing or Gas experience will be an added advantage