Credit Controller - chain stores

SUMMARY:
Credit Controller - chain stores

POSITION INFO:

Successful and growing importer and distributor of high-end quality products in hardware retail sector is looking for a credit controller.

Requirements:
• Must live in the southern suburbs of Cape Town.
• Previous experience working with stock (company offers approx. 6000 SKU’S)
• Dealing with debt collection from retail hardware chain stores essential. (Massmart (Builders Warehouse & Makro) in particular, is highly advantageous).
• Computer literacy: MS Word, strong Excel (pivot tables), Outlook and accounting package experience).
• Acumatica (accounting software) experience is advantageous.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Pass credit notes daily after checking the validity of the claim
• Ensure that the debtors Masterfile and Acumatica are accurately updated with credit applications, trade agreements, payment terms, discount, rebate percentages, etc.
• Statements to be sent out timeously according to company deadlines.
• Ensure that customers pay timeously and adhere to their credit limit.
• Disallow discounts if clients do not pay on time.
• Cash receipts must be processed daily.
• Send POD’s and invoices at the customer’s request.
• Respond to all emails and telephone queries daily ensuring queries are investigated, followed up on and resolved timeously.
• Reconcile debtor balances / Follow up on outstanding debtors’ payments.
• Sales managers must be advised if their clients’ credit facilities are suspended.
• Ensuring that the monthly remittances are received timeously from the customers.
• Discuss all debtors on your book with FM on a weekly basis.
• Report on debtors of concern and payment defaults to the FM
• Obtain approval from FM before suspending a client’s accounts/making payment arrangements.
• Any changes to rebates must be confirmed in writing by the sales managers and amended on the commercial schedule.
• Provide back-up for the other credit controller.
• Ad hoc functions and responsibilities may be assigned from time to time.

If you meet the criteria, please email your updated MS Word CV to asap