DEBTORS MANAGER

SUMMARY:
To ensure that the company’s cash flow is maximized through debt collection and reduction of risks

POSITION INFO:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  
- Define the debtors collection strategy and SOPs  
- Ensure that credit and billing policies ad SOPs are developed, communicated and adhered to  
- Set objectives for the account receivable team that align with the accounting department’s goals  
- Monitoring processing of remittances  
- Ensuring timely collection of payments  
- Produce weekly and/or monthly credit management reports  
- Balance accounts receivable to GL  
- Ensure compliance with NCA  
- Manage the query resolution process for billing and credit  
- Authorize credit notes  
- Ensure optimum team in place and developed constantly  
- Provide leadership and motivating environment  
- Encourage and recognize performance  
- Maintain a sound debtors database  
- Ensure that prospective and current Customers’ accounts are governed by contracts  
- Receive and review and approve/decline credit applications (review creditworthiness – trade references,  
judgements, director scans, etc.)  
- Conducting credit limit reviews and credit application approvals and analysis  
- Monitor Customer performance against terms  
- Overseeing the processing bad debt journals, refunds, and working through on-hold/not on-hold accounts  
with credit controllers  
- Follow up on non-compliance – resolve through direct interaction with Customer and Branch Managers  
- Advise on action to be taken with defaulters  
- Provide weekly cash flow projections  
- Ensure that correct billing occurs and that all discrepancies and irregularities are analyses and rectified  
- Drive and oversee billing process  
- Investigate and sign off credit notes  
- Perform any other adhoc duties as and when required.
 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS  
- Tertiary qualification in Finance/Accounting is essential  
- 5 years’ experience in Credit Management, with 3 years managing a team  
- Experience in FMCG environment is essential  
- SAGE Evolution knowledge will be advantageous  
- Excellent problem solving, decision making and interpersonal skills  
- Excellent leadership skills  
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)  
- Ability to communicate in Afrikaans will be advantageous  
- Ability to cope well under pressure  
- A track record of documented successes and achievements  
- Flexibility to adapt quickly to changing business conditions and changing priorities  
- Experience in handling high volume accounts  
- Innovative and adaptable  
- Highly organized and system orientated.