Credit Controller at Tenaui Africa Limited

Tenaui Africa Limited (Canon) is the leading supplier of Production Printers, Office Printing Equipment, Large format printers, photographic equipment & consumables, Mini Lab spare parts, accessories and other related photographic materials in Nigeria. We are the leading supplier of New and Reconditioned Mini Labs in Singapore, Middle East and Africa and also supplying photographic equipment. As business to business partners with Canon, we represent them for Printing Solutions within Africa and Middle East.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Credit Controller

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking to hire an experienced credit controller to expertly manage the debts of our company. As a credit controller, you will be responsible for collecting debts from our company debtors, evaluating new credit requests, ensuring timely payments of company debts, processing invoices, maintaining the sales ledger, and providing administrative support.
• Your day-to-day duties as the Credit Controller are varied and include managing the debts of creditors, ensuring timely payments are made, processing incoming funds, reconciling invoices, resolving account queries, and managing debt recovery.
• As our Credit Controller, you also are involved in evaluating new credit requests, including checking credit ratings, deciding whether to allow credit to a debtor and advising on credit limits. The Credit Controller is a key figure in supporting the financial function of a business.

Job Functions / Responsibilities

• Taking a proactive role in managing and collecting debts of company debtors.
• Setting up terms and conditions of credit.
• Ensuring timely payment of debts.
• Liaising with customers and the sales team.
• Evaluate the credit status of clients to identify debtors and credit levels.
• Assist customers in setting up a credit control system that allows for periodic debt repayment.
• Conduct negotiations with debtors to fix terms and conditions for payment of receivables.
• Contact debtors through calls, emails, or letters to notify them of the outstanding invoice.
• Ensure prompt reply to client and internal feedback.
• Commence legal action against debtors in event of halted payment
• Propose irrecoverable debts are written off or they may employ strategies to recover receivables in cases of debtor bankruptcy.
• Negotiating re-payment plans.
• Responding to relevant client inquiries.
• Processing and reconciliation of invoices.
• Preparing statements and reports for the management.
• Managing the sales ledger.
• Oversee the forwarding of monthly statements to clients to keep them updated on debt collection activities.
• Collaborate with legal attorneys to discuss appropriate terms and conditions for debt repayment.
• Maintain regular contact with clients to ensure proper management of debt.
• Conduct business operations in compliance with standard policies and regulations.
• Monitor payment history to identify changes in reparation and take necessary actions.
• Conduct a monthly reconciliation of debtor ledger accounts.
• Proffer recommendations and advice on queries regarding accounts receivable.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Mathematics.
• Intermediate computer software skills, including Excel and Accounting packages
• Ability to reconcile complex debtors' accounts.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to deal with problematic clients.
• 3 - 5 years work experience.
• Previous work experience as a credit controller.
• Good understanding of the legal complexities of loans, payment plans, and interest rates.

Salary
N80,000 - N95,000 Monthly.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using "Credit Controller" as the subject of the mail

Application Deadline  19th  October, 2022.