Credit Control Officer

Job title : Credit Control Officer

Key Responsibilities

• Customer KYC & Account Verification.
• Customer Master Database Management.
• Order Verification & Credit Clearance.
• Order Authenticity & Delivery Control.
• Credit Limit Control.
• Payment Commitment Monitoring.
• Debt Collection & Receivables Management.
• Field Credit Control.
• Monthly Customer Account Reconciliation.
• Sales Representative Account Reconciliation.
• Regional Manager Reconciliation.
• Receivables Ageing Management.
• Credit Risk Classification.
• Payment Verification.
• Investigation of Credit Discrepancies.

Key Requirements

• B.Sc / HND in Accounting, Banking & Finance.
• Minimum of 3 years of credit control experience in pharmaceuticals industry.
• Should reside within Magodo and environs.
• Advanced Excel capability is highly desirable.
• Strong Credit Control and Debt Collection skills, with experience managing customer accounts and overdue payments.
• Knowledge of Credit Management and Finance principles to assess credit risk and support sound financial decisions.
• Analytical Skills for interpreting account data, identifying issues, and recommending effective solutions.

Technical Skills:

• Strong competence in accounts receivable management, credit control, customer reconciliation, debt collection, credit-risk assessment, KYC, credit-limit management, Microsoft Excel, accounting/ERP software, customer databases, ageing analysis and financial reporting.

Personal Attributes:

• Highly disciplined, assertive, detail-oriented, numerically strong, analytical, independent-minded, commercially aware, ethical and professional.
• Travelling to customer locations, investigating discrepancies objectively, maintaining confidentiality and handling difficult conversations around money.
• Must be able to say “No” or “Hold this order” when a transaction falls outside company credit policy, regardless of sales pressure.