Global Business Services – Umhlanga
Credit Controller – Credit Evaluations ( HRL 15 )
Sappi Global Business Services requires a Credit Controller – Credit Evaluations to impotve working capital and to ensure that credit risk is mitigated at Sappi, in line with the policies and procedures thereby minimising bad debts. Ensure all accounts are up to date and settled promptly on a monthly basis and to effeciently monitor credit limits on monthly accounts.
The role reports into the: Team Leader – Credit and Collections
The main responsibilities of this job are:
- Maintain confidentiality when dealing with customers information including financial information.
- Obtain authorisation to open new accounts in terms of pre-determined authorisation levels.
- Assess credit worthiness of new & existing customers by reviewing documentation received including application, sales terms and conditions/contract/agreements are signed by authorised customer personnel.
- Obtain security (bank guarantees, suretyships, across company guarantees etc) and liaise with management and legal to ensure the correct and relevant information and approval is obtained.
- Monitor customer accounts and provide Sales Departments with up to date account status on an ongoing basis.
- Assist the cash collection team with Cash Receipts / Allocations on an adhoc basis and understand the requirements of the cash collections.
- Securitisation reconciliation – Confirm that the Debtor’s Trade reconciliation account balances.
- Consolidate month end balance for all debtor accounts including Trade, Sundry & Ligno Debtors.
- Four weekly cash forecast to indicate cash inflow and outflows which is communicated to management and treasury at any given period.
- Ensure insurers have the latest financials and take action on any requests for information to maintain or approve limits.
- Preparing and reporting on the four weekly cash forecast – In line with Sappi’s reporting requirements.
- Review the Overdue Analysis Report in line with the customer reviews and make recommendations on credit risk exposure (e.g. reduce credit).
- Prepare credit exposure report and review credit exposures on an ongoing basis, inform sales / marketing to apply for any increase in credit limits that may be required on customer accounts (increase service levels to stakeholders).
The ideal candiadte should have:
- Degree Financial Accounting
- A minimum of 3 to 5 years’ experience in Credit and Risk Management with credit assessments (master record).
Recruiter: Raheel Essack
Closing date: 14 February 2020
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