Credit Controller - AVI Limited

AVI LIMITED is home to many of South Africa’s leading and best-loved brands! Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and centred on the FMCG market, AVI’s extensive brand portfolio includes more than 50 brands. Our brands span a range of categories including hot beverages, sweet and savoury biscuits and snacks, frozen convenience foods, out-of-home ranges, personal care products, cosmetics, footwear, accessories, and fashion apparel.

We have a well-developed Shared Services structure spanning: International, IT, Finance, Logistics, Marketing, Procurement and Field Marketing, which allows us to take advantage of our scale. Our single-minded purpose is our brand's growth and development.

An exciting opportunity exists for a CREDIT CONTROLLER at AVI LIMITED Financial Shared Services in Epping, Cape Town.  The successful incumbent will be responsible for the full credit control function. Managing the insurance requirements for customers in the relevant portfolio.

Activities include (but not limited to) collections of outstanding monies; reconciliation of accounts; resolving queries; customer visits; statement sending and engagement with internal and external stakeholders. Credit vetting within the delegation of authority and order release within the delegation of authority.  

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REPORTING STRUCTURE: Credit Manager

DIRECT REPORTS: N/A

 

JOB SPECIFICATION:

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT

• Payments of debtors accounts

• Journals

• Reconciliations

• Statements

• New accounts

• Master file maintenance

• Customer visits

• Query resolution

 

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

• Customer visits/insights

 

REPORTING AND ANALYSIS

• Report to Credit Manager around Monthly overdue accounts

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ADMINISTRATION

• Complete admin timeously and efficiently

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

EXPERIENCE:                                                                

• 3 years’ experience as a Credit Controller

• Previous working experience within the FMCG industry essential

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Matric/Grade 12

• Credit Management/Financial Management Diploma/Degree or studying towards one

• Credit Management Qualification (1,2 &3) (ICM or CPUT)

 

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES & KNOWLEDGE:

• Minimising Risk

• Attention to detail

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• Meeting deadlines

• Interpreting Data

• Planning and organising

• Documenting facts

• Thinking Rationally

• Building Relationships