Job Opportunities at Corporate Staffing

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute in design and implementation of an elaborate company credit control policy.
• Take part in the review of company credit control procedure, develop and implement enhancements.
• Set and monitor company credit limit to ensure acceptable level of risk exposure.
• Take part in design and implement an appropriate means of collections with assistance of Credit Manager,
• Field Sales Staff and ensure that Direct Debit Payment System among clients is appropriately monitored and documented.
• Assist in generation of legal documents for use in the credit function.
• Initiate the vetting of new credit clients and review existing credit clients.
• Be the custodian of company debtors’ record for the overall debtors’ asset portfolio.
• Maintain accurate and up to date clients’ accounts records by setting up and maintaining client files.
• Reconcile transactions and balances regularly to maintain debtors’ accurate accounts.
• Obtain and maintain sufficient information to assess the credit worthiness of new and existing clients.
• Ensure that payments are correctly allocated, to the appropriate account and against the appropriate invoice(s).
• Maintain regular clients and Field Sales Staff contact to ensure timely collection of due debts.
• Prepare monthly collection target for Company clients and Field Sales Staff and ensure that targets are achieved at all times.
• Handle any disputed accounts to ensure that payments are in line with company credit policy.
• Trace down missing debtors.
• Analyze the company debt portfolio on monthly basis to establish high risk accounts for reporting and recommend for resolution.
• Undertake complex reconciliations and compilation of necessary support documents for bad debts.
• Initiate and enforce ‘Stop Supply Orders’ to overdue accounts.
• Negotiate payment schedule with bad debtors, clients in financial difficulties or arrange for goods possession or re-possession to cover for the outstanding debt.
• Identify bad debt accounts requiring assistance of collection agency or legal action and co-ordinate collections with the third party contractors.

Qualifications 

• A Degree in Business Administration or Finance or its equivalent
• CPAK, ACCA or its equivalent
• Ladies are encouraged to apply
• Conversant with Tally and other computer accounting packages
• On job training in Debt management in related field would be an added advantage.
• Good interpersonal skills with ability to build personal relationships with clients
• Good intercultural orientation and strong public relations skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to visit clients all over the country once in a while
• Strong communication, negotiation, and analytical/problem solving skills
• Computer skills
• Fluent in English