Credit Control Accountant

Key Accountabilities:

• Regular interaction with customers and collection of payments and PDCs, analyse outstanding payments, follow-up with customers for release of payments to reduce outstanding amount and ensure timely sales realization.
• Ensure that debts are paid in a timely manner.
• Build and maintain close links with all customers, to ensure smooth running of accounts and encourage timely recovery of payments. 
• Maintain accurate records of all chasing activity.
• Respond promptly and completely to both clients and internal enquiries.
• Maintaining credit control reports accuracy & fully analysing customers financial liabilities.
• Ensure monthly processing deadlines are met as required.
• Send out monthly client email/letters as may be agreed regularly.
• Undertake collected & pending debts reconciliations as month-end, quarter-end and year-end review for customers’ balances on the aging report.
• Provide accurate advice on billing queries.
• Interface with management in other departments
• Any relevant ad-hoc duties and/or relevant special projects may be assigned by the Management.

Knowledge Skills and Experience:

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting
• 5 - 7 years of Accounts experience preferably in automotive industry. 
• Good numeracy skills, attention to detail and accuracy. 
• Good planning and organizational skills to balance and prioritize work.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point).

Position Competencies:

• General Accounting
• Risk Analysis
• Cash Flow Analysis
• Accountability
• Integrity
• Planning & Optimizing