About the position
Are you an experienced debtors professional with strong leadership ability and a passion for cash flow optimisation? We are recruiting a Senior Debtors Controller to take full accountability for the management and control of a high-volume debtors' book for a well-established national wholesale and distribution organisation based in Durban
This role is critical to the business and requires a hands-on, commercially astute individual with strong credit risk management capability, experience working with credit insurers, and the ability to lead and develop a debtors team in a fast-paced environment
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Full management and control of the debtors' book, ensuring timely collection and accurate allocation of payments
- Oversee daily receipting, payment allocations, discounts, and order releases in line with credit policies
- Proactively manage overdue accounts, reducing debtor days and minimising bad debt exposure
- Assess and approve credit applications and credit limit increases within delegated authority
- Liaise with credit insurers, credit bureaus, attorneys, and internal stakeholders on risk-related matters
- Monitor insured limits, manage cover reductions or withdrawals, and handle insurance-related queries
- Supervise, guide, and manage a team of debtors clerks to ensure performance and compliance
- Prepare and submit accurate weekly and monthly debtors reports to management
- Ensure compliance with internal credit policies, insurer requirements, and audit standards
- Support year-end processes, including provisions for bad debts and audit preparation
Minimum Requirements:
- Relevant qualification in Finance or Accounting
- Minimum 3-5 years' experience in a senior debtors, credit control, or similar role
- Proven experience managing and leading a debtors or credit control team
- Strong working knowledge of credit risk management, credit insurance, and credit bureaus
- Experience within wholesale, distribution, FMCG, or a similar high-volume environment
- Strong analytical, reporting, and communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines, particularly at month end
Remuneration
- Market-related salary & benefits, commensurate with experience
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior credit professional to play a key role in strengthening cash flow, improving credit risk management, and contributing to the financial stability of a well-established organisation
Desired Skills:
- debtors
- finance
- fmcg
