Credit Control Officer at Willers Solutions

Responsibilities

• A Credit Control Officer is responsible for recovering money owed by a customer to the organization. The debts may be from either business (commercial collection) or individual (consumer collection) customers.
• Reporting to the Financial Controller/Finance Manager or Credit Manager (depending on the size of the organization)
• Chasing up overdue payments via telephone and email
• Reviewing credit applications and references Check customer's credit and debt situation and decide existing clients credit worthiness status.
• Promptly send and follow up invoices to clients for payment.
• Check dummy account for payment from key clients.
• Prompt allocation of payments to invoices in ERP system
• Prompt collection of debt within the agreed credit period.
• Reduce bad debt with the aim to reduce it to the lowest minimum.
• Ensure that all transactions are compliant with Company's policies and procedures.
• Prompt Identification and correction of errors or mistakes on any client’s account.
• Verify invoices from stores and prepare pro-formal invoices for clients to suit LPO/Award Letter.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field is required.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as a credit control officer
• Relevant experience in credit and collections is a must.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Management
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to prioritize and multitask
• Willingness to escalate debt issues
• Intermediate computer software skills, including Excel and Accounting packages.