Finance Manager- Credit Control at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

The Finance Manager – Credit Control will pro-actively manage outstanding debtors at, ensuring the company achieves its objectives of collecting outstanding monies within the set KPIs, reducing overall debtor days and minimising the risk of bad debt. Reporting to the Finance Director, the job holder would be focus on following areas: 

• Credit processing and approvals,
• Collection of outstanding debt within the set KPIs,
• Review and approval of In-House Financed Deals and following up to ensure collection,
• Preparation of AR Reports and highlighting exceptions
• Regular review and updating of Credit Control SOPs and Policies 

Finance Manager Job Responsibilities

• Credit processing and approvals – authorize credit limits for customers as per DOA ensuring that the limits are defined in the ERP and followed by the business.
• Collection of outstanding debt within the set KPIs, – Ensure timely and accurate receivables and collections reporting including, but not limited to, cash collections, credit card collections and forecasting and DSO calculations. Involve the sales team in risk management and collection of overdue payments, providing them with appropriate information (customer account balance, solvency, etc).
• IHF Review and approvals – conduct evaluation of all IHF (In-house Financed Deals) applications and follow up ensuring that the payments are done on time within the approved limits.
• Preparation of AR Reports – preparation of weekly and monthly outstanding reports and escalating unresolved issues. Additionally, weekly collection targets highlighting any exceptions.
• Regular review and updating of Credit Control SOPs and Policies – Contribute to the development/refinement of credit strategy, policy and processes. 

Qualifications for the Finance Manager Job 

• Over 10 years of PQE managing a busy credit control function,
• CPA (K) and BA in Finance/Accounting
• Very strong excel & accounting knowledge
• An organised and methodical approach
• An assertive but tactful manner
• Good negotiation skills the ability with the ability to explain financial matters firmly and clearly
• Good interpersonal & organization skills