Credit Clerk Job at Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

Job Description

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa [CCBA] is the largest African Coca-Cola Bottler, accounting for 40% of all Coca-Cola volumes on the continent. Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda Limited is a subsidiary of CCBA. We are currently seeking to recruit a Credit Clerk based in Kampala

As a Credit Clerk, you will report directly to the Credit Controller 

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Process Accounts Receivable
• Process debtor’s batches into SAP.
• Process debtor payments within company timelines.
• Process and distribute statements to accounts for customers.
• Reconcile accounts within supplier specifications.
• 100% accurate processing of payments on the system is maintained.
• 100% compliance with financial policies and procedures related to debtors is maintained.
• 100% accuracy in processing all accounts receivable batches are maintained.
• Accounts are reconciled according to Company Standards and policy.
• Send out updated statements to account customers within agreed timeframes.
• Updated current info is available within one hour of the request. Credit Control
• Process all new account applications.
• Ensure that all accounts are well controlled and that all outstanding monies owed to the company are timeously collected.
• Keep the company up to date with new credit management procedures and techniques.
• Liaise with the Sales team on outstanding accounts and further orders. Credit Refunds and Cost Controls
• Control and Monitor RD cheques – if a cheque is RD remove credit and the customer has to apply for credit again.
• RD cheques are controlled and monitored as per company policy and procedures. • Payments of all credit refunds are processed daily.
• • 100% Accuracy in the processing of all credit refund batches is maintained.
• • Support Credit Accountant.
• • Quarterly visits to key customers.

Skills, Experience & Education

Qualifications

• Minimum requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance or BCOM
• Added advantage: Certified Credit professional or equivalent.

Experience

• 3 years experience in FMCG.
• Exposure to dealing with customers, and knowledge of billing.
• Debtors listing and reconciliations of customers a/cs
• SAP experience Competencies
• Finance Skills
• Finance Acumen
• Business Acumen
• Administration – Performs and facilitates execution of administrative activities and procedures for the effective execution of their own role.
• Result and Execution Driven
• Objectivity and ability to distantiate from sales staff.
• Resilient and energetic
• Customer-focused
• Good communication skills
• Customer Focused
• Governance and Compliance
• Computer Literacy – advanced.

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