National Credit Manager

Contact person for this position:
Amori Prinsloo

**Responsibilities**:

- Daily/Weekly/Monthly forecast of collections
- Ensure that collection targets are met
- Daily reporting on collection status
- Maintain a department organizational structure sufficient to meet all goals and objectives
- Responsible for full Debtors Book & Accounts Receivable Department (Nationally)
- Responsible for the full function of Credit Vetting Department
- Manage, train, up-skill, motivate, retain staff
- Measure department performance with appropriate metrics
- Provide ongoing training of the Credit Vetting Team and Credit Controllers
- Manage relations with Credit Agencies
- Manage a large team
- Ensure that the Company’s Credit Policies are being implemented and adhered to
- Meet set deliverables
- Ensure that reviews and requests are dealt with timeously.
- Identify, draft, develop and implement operational processes, policies and guidelines
- Analyse and review the performance of existing clients
- Recommend changes in the Credit Policy to ensure compliance with NCA or other related Acts requirements and aligning with requirements of Group Internal Auditors
- Formulate risk management strategies
- Monitor the credit granting and updating process.
- Accept or reject the staff’s credit recommendations of new and existing clients
- Keep abreast of best practice methods and trends
- Monthly meetings with Credit Controllers and Cost Centre Heads to review Debtors Book
- Signing off and approval of credit notes and journals
- Daily/Weekly/Monthly forecast of collections
- Preparing collateral documents, i.e., Personal Surety, Cession of Book Debts, and Cession of Order/Payment
- Regular interaction with attorneys on all legal matters and handovers
- Ensuring that credit limits on all term accounts are in line with the credit limit granted
- Negotiating with clients for early/timely payment of accounts
- Conflict resolution with both internal customers and external customers
- Ensure that customer related queries are effectively dealt with and resolved timeously
- Compilation and submission of Weekly/Monthly/quarterly reports as required by management
- Assisting with the month-end processes
- Assisting with internal and external auditors on a quarterly/yearly basis
- Regular communication with industry players
- Regular evaluation of team against KPAs and align team with empirical goals and business strategy
- Delegate, coach, and mentor team members
- Interface with sales team to communicate credit decisions and ensure timely review of new customers
- Make credit decisions within assigned authority

**Requirements**:

- BCom plus Credit Management Diploma
- 8 years’ experience proven record as a National Credit Manager
- Knowledge of Credit related laws
- SADC experience advantageous
- Excellent managements skills
- Understanding of the National Credit Act or other related Acts
- High level of Excel knowledge and skills (Pivot / VLOOKUP, etc.)
- Own transport and valid driver’s license
- Good time management and well organized i.e., deadline driven, able to plan and prioritize a high workload
- Above average computer literacy in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Service quality orientated
- Customer focused
- Copes effortlessly within a high stress and pressurized environment
- Excellent communication, writing and people skills
- Willing to go the extra mile and succeed
- Technology driven
- Self-actualization (capacity to assert oneself)
- Motivation (ability to motivate others)
- Negotiation (in a spirit of co-operation with the aim of an amicable outcome)
- Tact (courteous, diplomatic, respectful manner)
- Excellence orientation (set and achieve high standards & ongoing improvement)
- Feedback (provide positive, helpful & productive feedback)
- Liaison (establish effective personal contact / channel for Communication between parties)
- Written and verbal communication (convey information through written / verbal instruction)
- Evaluating (ask questions, analyse, give attention to, and attend to detail)

Area: Sandton

**Salary**: R 50 000 - R 55 000