Accounts Receivable Manager

Recruiter:

The Legends Agency

Job Ref:

Accounts Receivable ..

Date posted:

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

Salary:

Market-related

SUMMARY:
Our client is a global enterprise engaged in the import, export, and distribution of seafood products to a diverse range of countries worldwide.

POSITION INFO:

Accounts Receivable Manager

Location: Paarden Eiland, Working Hours: 08:00 – 17:00

About Our Client

Our client is a global enterprise engaged in the import, export, and distribution of seafood products to a diverse range of countries worldwide.

The Role: Accounts Receivable Manager

The Accounts Receivable Manager takes complete ownership of the debtor''s function, driving credit control, collections, reconciliations, and credit risk management. This role exists to ensure the timeous receipt of payments, swift resolution of account queries, and full adherence to company credit policies. The main focus areas involve protecting corporate revenue through proactive debt recovery, compliance with insurance and regulatory standards, managing the Debtors Team, and performing financial operations and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Possess a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in credit control and accounts receivable management.
Evaluate and approve new debtor accounts, ensure master data accuracy, maintain customer profiles within SAP, and manage access control on OneDrive.
Execute daily financial operations including verification, classification, computation, posting, and recording of accounts receivable data.
Schedule monthly payment due dates, investigate billing discrepancies, perform monthly ledger reconciliations, and process incoming payments.
Monitor customer accounts for irregularities, fast-track outstanding invoices, review monthly statement uploads for retail customers, and execute monthly debtor finance audits.
Coordinate interactions with CGIC and Lombard, secure maximum credit limits, maintain adherence to policies, and manage legal matters and handovers.
Oversee the Debtors Team, allocate customer accounts, lead weekly meetings, manage staff development, leave, absenteeism, and performance issues.
Compile and distribute customer statements, provide weekly reports of pending credit notes to the Financial Manager, and deliver comprehensive weekly and monthly debtor reports.

About You

Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in credit control and accounts receivable management.
Matric certificate with mathematics and accounting.
Relevant Credit Management Diploma or Degree.
Proven experience handling Credit Vetting alongside direct experience managing Retail and Wholesale customer profiles.
Intermediate computer literacy (Windows, MS Word, and Excel) along with an active working knowledge of SAP, CGIC, B2B, and Nedlib.
Driven personality and strong negotiation capabilities.
Exceptional planning, organizational, strategic relationship-building skills, sound business acumen, commercial awareness, and integrity.
Advanced problem-solving capacity, out-the-box thinker who thrives under pressure, communicates flawlessly, and prioritizes workloads effectively.

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