Sappi Jobs – Credit Controller

Job Description:

Sappi Global Business Services requires a Credit Controller to manage a portfolio of customers in line with approved credit policies and procedures. Make recommendations of preventative controls to avoid non-compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, loss of revenue, deterioration in cash and bad debts. Identify risks and alert management timeously, to address and to implement mitigating controls where necessary.

Job Responsibilities:

• Set up monthly meetings with Sales within two weeks of the calendar closing, including agenda and minutes
• Ensure that the highest possible coverage is obtained to reduce the customer risk to Sappi and the Bank
• Obtain security (bank guarantees, suretyships, cross-company guarantees etc if applicable) and liaise with management and legal to ensure the correct and relevant information and approval is obtained. Including updating the security register
• Maintain Master record changes by updating customer records accurately and in a timely manner
• Data gathering for internal and external auditors.
• Extraction of Master Data changes with first level checking
• Check billing documents on the customer account to ensure document types are correct
• Monitor customer accounts and provide Sales Departments with up to date account status on an ongoing basis
• Applying reason codes on SAP to open items and process interest calculation timeously for late payments. Confirm rebates and process refunds within the policy. Approval to be obtained on all refunds
• Obtain authorisation/approval to open new accounts in terms of pre-determined authorisation levels including master data set-up.
• Populate reports for monthly sales meetings
• Download insurance report and check against SAP insured limits and take necessary action to change or update any limits in line with approvals
• Processing of customer statements
• Maintain and upkeep the Masterdata on SAP

Qualification & Experience:

• Minimum 2 Years’ Credit Risk Management and Assessment experience
• Relevant Credit Management qualification
• Grade 12
• Advanced Excel skills
• Finance Degree or Diploma or equivalent
• Sound knowledge of MS Office and SAP FI

Job Details:

Company: Sappi

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, SA

Application Deadline: N/A

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