Overview

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Overview

Our client in the agriculture industry in Nairobi, Kenya is looking for an experienced Credit Controller to oversee their group operations in East Africa. The ideal candidate will have experience in issuing credits and a proven track record in debt collection. The candidate must also be willing to travel to country offices to work with local credit control teams for an extensive amount of time if needed. In addition, the ideal candidate should have experience working in agriculture, fmcg, trade, or industrial products. The successful candidate will also possess strong critical thinking and decision-making skills. The ideal candidate will be excited to collaborate with our sales and marketing departments to implement an effective credit control system and resolve loan issues. You should have experience interacting and working with customers to ensure their needs are met and their credit fits in with the current risk portfolio.

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Work with country offices to reduce debts.
  • Travel to country offices to work with their credit controllers to resolve outstanding debts from customers.
  • Check customer’s credit and approve or deny applications based on company standards and requirements.
  • Establish structure in the credit process.
  • Negotiate payment plans with customers and set up loan terms and conditions.
  • Maintain accurate records of loans, analyze the effectiveness of the company’s credit control system, and implement changes to improve profitability and reduce bad debts.
  • Ensure customers pay on time and chase any overdue invoices.
  • Develop the credit control system in collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Finance and company executives.
  • Improve and implement debt collection processes when there are any overdue invoices or payments and initiate legal procedures if necessary.
  • Reduce the number of outstanding debts.

Qualifications

  • At least 5 years of experience in managing a collection function.
  • Excellent teamwork, organization, and communication skills
  • Strong analytical skills and an eye for detail
  • At least a bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business, Mathematics, or related field
  • Proven track record of making successful credit decisions.
  • Familiarity with data entry and analysis
  • Previous experience in trade, fmcg, or industrial products
  • Experience working in an organization that collects cash, a plus.

All qualified candidates are welcome to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.