The Credit Controller is responsible customer credit administration for the company, together with credit analysis, overdue accounts receivable follow up and driving debt collections for Hima to ensure that sales are translated into cash.
The Incumbent manages customer accounts, ensuring that new and existing customers have healthy credit and that existing customers have settled their accounts in a timely manner, provide analysis, reporting, insights and communications regarding credit performance of the company’s portfolio of customers.
In liaison with the Finance Manager, the Credit controller shall provide key insights to influence credit behavior and performance.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Compliance to Company Health and Safety standards and regulations.
• Work with Territory managers and credit accountants to formulate, investigate and answer key credit questions for new customers and provide quality analysis to inform management on customer credit and portfolio credit performance.
Coordinate, supervise and track cash collection actions and strategies on all receivable accounts through frequent liaison with the sales team and direct contact with customers.
Primary collection focus will be given to delinquent accounts to ensure that accounts are brought to current and within terms.
• Coordinate market/customer visits as frequently as possible or as a bare minimum once per quarter.
• Provide preliminary guidance to the direct reports and sales team in handling of disputed accounts and negotiations to bring customer accounts in line with payment terms, review compiled documentation for legal action.
• Review customer account reconciliations, and provide guidance in regards to any anomalies that may arise.
• Preparing monthly receivable forecasts for Hima for inclusion into the free cash flow.
Participation in the annual budget preparation by sharing relevant information.
• Monitor the policies and procedures relevant to credit control and the order to cash process as detailed in HARP manual and minimum Internal control standards to ensure the company can meet its credit, sales and risk management goals. Communicate to the relevant stakeholders any changes in the policy.
• Act as the primary responsible for the SAP credit master data actions and changes.
• Willing to learn and grow his /her ability and skills.
Required Qualifications skills and attributes.
Educational Requirements
• Graduate of a Business related course BBA/BCOM.
• Professional qualifications in CPA/ACCA.
• Over 4 years of account receivables experience in a busy commercial environment/FMCG involving import/export with at least one years as a supervisor.
• Strong knowledge of the accounting regulatory framework and standards is an added advantage.
Good computer knowledge, especially in an ERP environment and reporting tools (Good knowledge in the FI module of SAP. Good knowledge of common spreadsheet applications desirable).

Technical Competencies
• Credit Risk Management
• Account Management; Reporting and Reconciliation.
• Internal Controls.
Profile & Personal Qualities
• Experience in managing deadlines and work load
• Should have the right attitude to work in a demanding, challenging and busy environment
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Should be innovative, assertive and excellent team player with good analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Good communication skills across the business and high level of integrity.