Assistant Credit Controller
2025-11-04T11:17:35+00:00
CDL Human Resource
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Human Services
Accounting & Finance
2025-11-16T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
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Job Description
Job Title: Assistant Credit Controller
Job Purpose
The credit control officer role plays a critical role in overseeing the reconciliation of debtor accounts, enforcing credit policies, ensuring timely collections, and maintaining strong client relationships. This position ensures compliance with internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Credit policies and financial controls.
Key Responsibilities
Account Reconciliation & Credit Oversight
- Lead monthly reconciliations of all debtor accounts to ensure accuracy and resolve discrepancies promptly.
- Review reconciled accounts to determine payment status, identify bad debts, and recommend write-offs where appropriate.
- Ensure statements of account are current, accurate, and regularly communicated to clients.
- Collaborate with internal departments (Sales and Finance) to investigate and resolve complex client account issues.
- Monitor adherence to credit policies and propose corrective actions as needed.
Credit Management & Debt Collection
- Oversee timely collections from credit customers, ensuring compliance with payment terms.
- Issue monthly statements and collection updates to clients.
- Enforce company credit policies and keep debtor days within acceptable thresholds.
- Track client payment patterns and credit limits, acting to minimize credit risks.
- Handle overdue accounts through consistent follow-up and professional communication.
- Resolve billing issues and negotiate payment plans when necessary.
- Advise management on client creditworthiness and contribute to credit policy refinement.
Team Leadership & SOP Compliance
- Supervise the sales team, ensuring adherence to SOPs and timelines.
- Monitor for credit policy violations, escalate non-compliance, and drive accountability across the team.
Requirements
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
- Ability to speak and understand Gujarati or Hindi (mandatory)
- CPA or ACCA qualification is highly preferred
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in credit control or accounts receivable in a hospital or healthcare setting
- Demonstrated experience managing Customers accounts
- Proficiency in financial systems and advanced Excel skills
- Strong negotiation experience
Key Responsibilities Account Reconciliation & Credit Oversight Lead monthly reconciliations of all debtor accounts to ensure accuracy and resolve discrepancies promptly. Review reconciled accounts to determine payment status, identify bad debts, and recommend write-offs where appropriate. Ensure statements of account are current, accurate, and regularly communicated to clients. Collaborate with internal departments (Sales and Finance) to investigate and resolve complex client account issues. Monitor adherence to credit policies and propose corrective actions as needed. Credit Management & Debt Collection Oversee timely collections from credit customers, ensuring compliance with payment terms. Issue monthly statements and collection updates to clients. Enforce company credit policies and keep debtor days within acceptable thresholds. Track client payment patterns and credit limits, acting to minimize credit risks. Handle overdue accounts through consistent follow-up and professional communication. Resolve billing issues and negotiate payment plans when necessary. Advise management on client creditworthiness and contribute to credit policy refinement. Team Leadership & SOP Compliance Supervise the sales team, ensuring adherence to SOPs and timelines. Monitor for credit policy violations, escalate non-compliance, and drive accountability across the team.
Demonstrated experience managing Customers accounts Proficiency in financial systems and advanced Excel skills Strong negotiation experience
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field Ability to speak and understand Gujarati or Hindi (mandatory) CPA or ACCA qualification is highly preferred Minimum of 2 years’ experience in credit control or accounts receivable in a hospital or healthcare setting
JOB-6909e0cf16685
Vacancy title:
Assistant Credit Controller
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Human Services, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
CDL Human Resource
Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, November 16 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, November 4 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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Job Description
Job Title: Assistant Credit Controller
Job Purpose
The credit control officer role plays a critical role in overseeing the reconciliation of debtor accounts, enforcing credit policies, ensuring timely collections, and maintaining strong client relationships. This position ensures compliance with internal Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Credit policies and financial controls.
Key Responsibilities
Account Reconciliation & Credit Oversight
- Lead monthly reconciliations of all debtor accounts to ensure accuracy and resolve discrepancies promptly.
- Review reconciled accounts to determine payment status, identify bad debts, and recommend write-offs where appropriate.
- Ensure statements of account are current, accurate, and regularly communicated to clients.
- Collaborate with internal departments (Sales and Finance) to investigate and resolve complex client account issues.
- Monitor adherence to credit policies and propose corrective actions as needed.
Credit Management & Debt Collection
- Oversee timely collections from credit customers, ensuring compliance with payment terms.
- Issue monthly statements and collection updates to clients.
- Enforce company credit policies and keep debtor days within acceptable thresholds.
- Track client payment patterns and credit limits, acting to minimize credit risks.
- Handle overdue accounts through consistent follow-up and professional communication.
- Resolve billing issues and negotiate payment plans when necessary.
- Advise management on client creditworthiness and contribute to credit policy refinement.
Team Leadership & SOP Compliance
- Supervise the sales team, ensuring adherence to SOPs and timelines.
- Monitor for credit policy violations, escalate non-compliance, and drive accountability across the team.
Requirements
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
- Ability to speak and understand Gujarati or Hindi (mandatory)
- CPA or ACCA qualification is highly preferred
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in credit control or accounts receivable in a hospital or healthcare setting
- Demonstrated experience managing Customers accounts
- Proficiency in financial systems and advanced Excel skills
- Strong negotiation experience
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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