Credit officer - Dar es Salaam

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JOB TITLE 

Credit Officer REPORTS TO 

Credit Manager 

TEAM 

Accounting 

 JOB PURPOSE 

 The credit officer shall be responsible for implementing collection plans.

 KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 

 Typical duties included are, but not limited to: 

• Accountable for achieving assigned team ACP and Monthly Collection Targets. 

• Monitor, guide & evaluate Credit Executives’ actions and processes. 

• Assist Credit Executives by joint visits of problematic customers. 

• Communicate professionally and effectively with customers via phone, email or personal visits for collection follow up and account reconciliations. 

• Gather information on customers’ special requirements / changes on billing and payment processes to set up internal procedures. 

• Generate weekly / monthly aging reports and create collection plan / calling list for the month. 

• Review AR aging and follow credit control procedures to ensure customer compliance to the credit terms and limits. 

• Review and approve new credit customer applications after proper credit check. 

• Follow up on unresolved cases. 

• Timely action on Receipt voucher entries, follow up of return cheques, lost cheques. 

• Monitoring team cash accounts and forwarding reports for management action on unpaid invoices. 

• Maintain aging with no unpaid invoices pending beyond 90 days. 

• Prepare weekly / monthly reports on delinquent accounts, problematic accounts and none moving accounts for  management review and action. 

• Run quarterly AR aging report for clean-up action. 

• Action all Accounts receivable related duties including credit executive’s duties & responsibilities. 

 BASIC/ JOB REQUIREMENTS 

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting 

• At least 3 years’ experience a similar position

• Knowledge on ACCPAC will be an added advantage 

• English Proficiency 

• MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, Power Point & Outlook) 

Skills:

• Organization & Planning

• Communication Skills

• Problem Solving

• Time Management

Qualified applicants please send your CVs to stella.m...@gmail.com
only shortlisted candidates will be interviewed