MSELECT is looking to hire a Credit Controller for an FMCG distribution client in Baghdad Candidates must have at least 3 years experience in a similar position in the FMCG sector English and Arabic fluency is a must.
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Effectively and accurately administering and controlling all allocated debtors’ records
- Accurately reconciling all debtors accounts on a monthly basis
- Maintaining an accurate and up-to-date system of records for all debtor related matters
- Negotiating re-payment plans
- Maintaining contact with clients to ensure invoices are clear for payment
- Resolving queries both internally and externally around outstanding invoices
- Reprinting invoices and credits notes and ensure delivery to the customers
- Arrange for timeous preparation and collection of cheques from our customers
- Ensuring accurate and detailed receipts of payments are sent to our customers in due time
- Administering credit checks from credit applications received
- Open accounts on the Sales Buzz system
- Follow up and attending to outstanding claims and queries
- Administering handovers and claims relating to bad debt and follow up on these debits with Commercial Team
- Ensure the successful implementation of the company’s Credit Policy with the assistance of the Commercial and Finance Department
- Ensure ongoing payments from clients in accordance with Company’s policy and contract terms and agreed credit policy with each client
- Help to set up the credit control system and suggests points for improvement
- Coordinate monitor and control clients’ receipts in accordance with the control schedule
- Monitor past due invoices by phone, email and letters within the agreed time limits
- Prepare a vendor and a dealer control program and monitor the results of the audits
- Coordinate the account opening for new clients and evaluates the request for credit for final approval from the Financial Management
- Propose to write off debts that cannot be recovered
- Liaise with the company’s lawyers to prepare/send letters to clients who do not follow the company’s credit policy
- Responsible for overseeing a clearing of a dealer or seller leaving the Company
- In the case of non-payment or late payments, he/she is responsible for stopping supplies and taking measures to recover the debt
- Collect all outstanding debt from customers as per set targets
- Perform regular visits to clients for collection of outstanding payments
- Provide daily updates and weekly reports on debt collection
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor degree in Accounting, business administration or related fields, qualification in Credit Control/Management would be advantageous
- Candidate must have 3 - 5 years in a similar position
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process