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John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. 

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards. 

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. 

John Crane is seeking an experienced Credit Controller to join our team in Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai on a 6-8 month contractual assignment.

This role is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining an effective and professional credit control system while supporting the organization's cash flow and accounts receivable objectives.

SPECIFIC DUTIES, ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Maintain up-to-date customer billing accounts
• Follow up, collection and allocation of payments
• Carry out invoice dispatch to customers, collection and reporting activities according to specific deadlines
• Reconciliation of accounts
• Preparation of collection cash forecast for each month in advance
• Monitor the cash forecast for each month to plan collection targets
• Monitoring customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities
• Perform credit checks on new customers and periodically for existing customers
• Identify changes in payment patterns and propose action to avert indebtedness
• Propose write off of irrecoverable debt and determining of bad debt provisioning
• Maintain accounts receivable customer files
• Follow established procedures for processing receipts, cash etc.
• Prepare bank deposits
• Investigate and resolve customer queries
• Process adjustments
• Communicating with customers via phone, email, mail or personally
• Review the company credit control procedure and develop and implement enhancements where required.
• To manage the outstanding sales balances falling due and contact customers before the balances become overdue to confirm payments.
• Monitor credit limits.
• Assist in developing and implementing a Direct payment system.
• Where required initiate proceedings to ensure outstanding debts are bought to a satisfactory conclusion.
• To keep the company up to date with new credit management procedures and techniques.

Education: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field

Experience: 3-6 years of experience in Credit Control, Accounts Receivable, Collections, or a similar finance role; experience working in a multinational and multicultural environment

Technical Skills: SAP experience required; advanced knowledge of finance software applications, databases, and spreadsheets; strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

Languages: Fluent English required; Arabic and/or French language skills are advantageous

*This role does not include supervisory responsibilities.

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. 

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network. 

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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