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Role Objective

• Responsible for ensuring customer and withholding tax receivable balances are quickly and completely collected to avoid money loss and improve cash inflows.
• Responsible for developing and continuously improving credit policy and its application, as well as provide adequate support for team members.

Essential Duties

• Check customer's credit situation
• Recommend whether to offer or decline credit request(s)- he can recommend but not decide?
• Deal with internal and external queries about payments, ensuring customers pay on time and
• negotiate re-payment plans
• Ensure that debts are paid in a timely manner
• Meet cash & debtor targets set by the firm
• Chase overdue invoices by telephone, email & letter within agreed timelines
• Maintain accurate records of the credit control portfolio
• Regularly contact customers to ensure all relevant debts are effectively managed
• Identify changes in payment patterns and propose action to avert indebtedness
• Ensure that all transactions are compliant with Company's policies and relevant National regulations
• Handle disputed bills and negotiate to bring payment within the agreed terms
• Plan and coordinate monthly debt review meetings
• Follow up with legal on debt cases
• Ensure WHT receivables are effectively pursued for recovery
• Provide accurate advice on billing queries
• Propose write-off of irrecoverable receivables
• Provide ad-hoc reporting as and when requested by management
• Undertake account reconciliations of complex accounts escalated by AR/as required
• Ensure monthly reporting deadlines are met as required
• Send out monthly client statements/letters as agreed from time to time.

Requirements

• Minimum of HND / BSc or equivalent in Accounting, Business or Finance related courses
• Membership of relevant professional bodies preferably ICAN, ACCA, NICA and any other credit control certification will be an added advantage
• Minimum of 7 years relevant work experience
• Growing through the rank of account positions
• Self-motivated, self-confident individual who is comfortable operating with minimal direction and thrives in a dynamic environment

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Financial reporting knowledge
• Applies accounting principles and concepts in recording and analysing business and financial transactions in accordance with professional and regulatory/ statutory requirements
• Understands internal financial procedures and applies understanding of internal information systems to improve work productivity
• General knowledge of the uses and applications of MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills and good attention to detail
• Good problem-solving skill
• Competency with ERP systems
• Good supervisory skills.

Value & Attitudes:

• Entrepreneurship
• Agility
• Performance
• Speaking honestly
• Be optimistic and bold
• Overcome stress
• Take medium & long-term goals on board
• Be a decision maker
• Succeed with the team
• Be a role model and respectful.

Working Conditions

• Normal for an office environment
• Requires working with computers
• Frequent visit to client offices.

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Role Objective

• Focus on Local ICP reconciliation

Essential Duties

• Reconciliation of Intercompany for the company
• Posting of GIT and Reverse after close end
• Relieve Cashier at all locations
• Relieve on Bank postings- John
• Intercompany reconciliation for Ex-plc & Loxea.
• Any other job that may be assigned by the superior officer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Accounting/Finance related courses
• Membership in any relevant professional body preferably ICAN is an added advantage
• Minimum of 3 years related work experience as a financial accountant, financial controller, or Auditor.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Use of Accounting Software experience in SAGE
• Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills
• Applies accounting principles and concepts in recording and analysing business and financial transactions, in accordance with professional and regulatory/statutory requirements
• Applying Month-End Close concepts and procedures to enable the closure of accounting books in a timely and accurate fashion
• General knowledge of the uses and applications of MS Office suite: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook etc.
• Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures
• In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Awareness of business trends
• Familiarity with financial accounting statements

Behavioural
Communication Skills:

• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Good presentation skill

Technical Skills:

• Numeric skills
• IT skills
• Upholding quality and continuous improvement

Personal Attributes:

• High level of integrity
• Results Orientation
• Excellent interpersonal skills & people skills
• High level of personal effectiveness
• Time management skills
• Strong Attention to Details

Specific Behavioural Skills:

• Customer Service Orientation
• Presentation skills

Core Values:

• Performance
• Entrepreneurship
• Agility
• Diversity

Working Conditions:

• Normal for an office environment
• Requires working with computers