Credit Controller at Express Shipping & Logistics (EA) Limited (ESL)

In 1992, for the first time ever, The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (UK) gave the first shipping award to a candidate from the African continent. The "CORY BROTHERS SHIPPING AWARD" went to ESL’s founder and Managing Director, Mr Silvester Kututa.  ative, and willingness to learn are valued.

• Credit Management.
•  Evaluating new credit requests and conducting client credit checks.
• Setting up the terms of credit for new clients as per credit policy, with guidance from supervisor.
• Coordinate with major credit insurance partners to determine credit risk prior approval.
• Liaise with GCFO and EXCOM on special credit approvals.
• Negotiating payment plans.
• Managing the collection of all payments and debts.
• Preparing statements and reports for the Management Accountant and the Group CFO.
• Liaising with internal and external customers.
• Timely managing debt collection processes.
• Manage the external debtor collector appointed.
• Monitoring Credit management internal controls and credit risk procedures.
• Proactively identifying high risk customers for effective credit risk management.
• Prompt Reconciliation of accounts and sending out statements for timely payments.
• Follow-up credit issues under Legal Department.
• Identify & mitigate all company bad debts and align with group credit policies on collection and provisions.
• Coordinate with internal & external auditors and provide debtors balances confirmations every end of the financial year.
• Sound Credit Policies.
• Implement any changes in credit management policy, such as the PFI model and any exemptions.
• Sensitization of team members on areas that affect them.

Additional Tasks.

• Adherence to professional conduct.
• Ensure Compliance to relevant Statutory, QMS Standards, Financial and Tax laws.
• Liaise with the ICT to ensure automation of the credit control processes.
• Regular reporting on credit control performance and any exceptional matters.
• Support the annual budget formulation process and monitoring.
• Implementation / close of gaps noted from reviews (ISO, other audit management reports).
• Ensure the customer database is always updated in the ERP.
• Any other duty assigned by management.

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