Group Credit Manager - Staff Solutions
Gqeberha / Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape 2 months ago Permanent Salary - Market Related
Group Credit Manager
Staff Solutions
Gqeberha / Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
Date Created : 2 months ago
Job Type : Permanent
Salary : Market Related
- Lead and manage the Credit Department and the Sales Admin and Invoicing Department, by providing guidance and direction to team members.
- Responsible for the reporting, oversight and improvement of the departments.
- Foster a positive and collaborative team environment, promoting open communication and teamwork.
- Monitor and evaluate the performance of the credit department, ensuring efficiency and adherence to established policies and procedures.
- Implement key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the team's effectiveness.
- Creating credit scoring models for risk assessment.
- Analyse and review customer financial position in order to grant credit limits as part of the customer onboarding process.
- Manage customer limits and exposures on forward sales and instore stock levels. The Group Credit
- Manager is responsible for the credit authority levels and approvals.
- Manage and oversee the companies in the group’s Credit insurance policies and ensure compliance on time frames and insurance terms and conditions.
- Plan and initiate strategies for collections. Improve debtors’ days outstanding and maximise cash inflow.
- Ensure that tight credit controls are implemented, monitored and maintained.
- Maintain a low bad debt write off percentage.
- Manage and resolve outstanding claims and queries with customers.
- Work closely with the compliance department on new customer credit applications.
- Apply for limits on CGIC as well as perform risk procedures to set internal limits.
- Manage and oversee the company’s financial accounts receiving funding services with the bank and ensure POD’s are provided and appropriate limits are in place.
- Ensure timely reporting, including weekly age analysis, accounts receivable on the balance sheet, month end reporting, quarterly financial audits and Annual Financial Statement audits.
- All other tasks and related duties as expected from the employer from time to time.
- Bachelor's Degree in Commerce (BCom).
- CIMA, Credit Management Degree, or equivalent (advantageous).
- Minimum of 2 years' experience as a Credit Manager.
- Credit insurance experience and a firm understanding.
- Experience in financing and working capital solutions.
- Proficient in Syspro, Pastel, or other IT systems.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Minimum of 2 years in a management position leading a team of 8+ diverse members.
- Proven track record managing a large book in excess of R450M.
- Ability to handle extreme pressure.
- Strong communication skills.
- Resilience, assertiveness and willing to handle conflict.
- Exemplary time management skills.
- Ability to work independently with high level input from senior management.
- Strong interpersonal skills in fostering collaboration.
- Able to direct and lead team and external departments to produce desired results.
- Individual needs to set high standards and have a high attention to detail.
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