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Job Title:    Credit Control Officer

Organisation: Genius
Hub

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

About US:

Genius Hub is a
Human Capital Solutions Firm that specializes in talent search and placement of
highly skilled individuals for clients in East Africa.  Our client is an
Internet Services and ICT company.

Job Summary:   The Credit Control Officer will be
responsible for conducting credit checks on new customers, resolving problems
in relation to invoice payments, collection and reconciling complex month-end
accounts. He/ She will also report to management on outstanding issues, whilst
highlighting potential debtor problems and solutions to fulfill timely month
end collections.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

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Plan and
coordinate project collection activities for timely reconciliations;

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Plan and
Coordinate payment plan negotiations with customers and set up terms and conditions;

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Assess
potential issues and technical challenges and accordingly develop and
strategize resolutions;

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Maintain
accurate records of customer invoice payments, analyze the effectiveness of the
company’s credits control system and implement changes to improve profitability
and reduce bad debts;

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Ensure
customers pay on time and chase any overdue invoices;

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Creating
procedures and policies that ensure timely payments while maintaining a high
level of customer retention;

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Review
contract requirements and process invoices/ billing documents and develop the
credit control system in collaboration with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Project
coordination, and Management;

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Improve
and implement debt collection processes when there are any overdue invoices or
payments, and initiate legal procedures if necessary;

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Ensuring
credit and collection policies and procedures are followed within the Company;

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Keenly
check customer’s credit and approve or deny applications based on company
standards and requirements;

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Enhance
organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and
different requests; exploring strategic collection opportunities to add value
to job accomplishments;

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In
charge of keeping track of all accounts receivables paperwork; ensure all
needed details are current and properly up-to-date, filed and archived;

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Maintaining
contact with clients to ensure invoices are clear for payment;

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Resolving
queries both internally and externally around outstanding invoices;

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Posting
and allocating daily receipts to accounting systems;

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Providing
accounts information to internal departments;

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Other
project monitoring duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

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The
applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business,
Mathematics or a related field;

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A
minimum of two years of accounting experience in collection;

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Organization
and communication skills, strong analytical skills, excellent team work, eye
for detail and forward thinking.

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Proven
track record of making successful credit decisions;

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Familiarity
with data entry and analysis;

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Proven
ability to listen to customers and negotiate winning solutions for a successful
timely collections;

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Excellent
Computer literacy in accounting packages, Microsoft applications;

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Strong
attention to detail and confidentiality;

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Excellent
customer service and interpersonal skills;

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Ability
to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively;

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Ability
to work under pressure and out of regular work hours;

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Ability
to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment;

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested applicants should send their applications, CVs and
academic documents in one pdf document to geniushub@kskassociates.net not in
the attention of the Recruitment Director. Please Quote Reference GH2019/026

Deadline: 10th May 2019

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