Role Purpose:
Ensure that credit risk exposure on the entire Accounts Receivable ledgers is proactively analyzed and that adequate recommendations, follow up actions are taken to constructively limit/mitigate the credit risk exposure, while maintaining compliance with order to cash policies and other collection strategies.
Maintaining accurate financial records related to Accounts Receivable and Credit Control Management.
Job Description:
- Assist Head of Finance to execute credit control measures and procedures.
- Evaluate and Analyse new customers and existing customers' annual financial reports / CTOS report to recommend the approved credit terms and credit limit.
- Reconcile customers' credit limit and perform Credit Hold process and adhere to credit risk policy to mitigate potential risk.
- Analyse customers’ payment pattern and trend. Follow up identified risks or gaps and highlight the findings during the monthly credit control meeting with sales team.
- Review Credit limit of key customers.
- Update sales team on collection target.
- Estimate the collection for monthly cash flow report and yearly Forecast/Budget.
- Maintain Accounts Receivable provision listing.
- Prepare the month end closing on Accounts Receivable as scheduled.
- Manage outsource AR posting personnel for Daily AR entries, Debtor Aging report, Statement of Accounts, Sales Commission report and other reports as deemed necessary.
- Liase with auditors on Accounts Receivables matters such as audit confirmation.
- Liaise with Debts Agency for bad debts arrangement or lawyer for issuing of demand letter and other necessary legal action.
- Follow up and provide solutions and answers to all queries from customers when necessary.
- Be accountable for all Accounts Receivables related matters.
- Visit customers as and when necessary.
- Undertake any ad hoc tasks assigned as and when necessary, for example, reset new credit limit table, risk categories, bypass value and etc.
Candidate Requirements
- Education: Diploma in accounting, finance or related field is preferred.
- Experience: Minimum 6 years related working experience in credit control and accounts receivable.
- Knowledge: Understanding of credit management process, and AR procedures is essential. Familiarity with Excel/pivot is necessary.
- Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills are crucial for interacting with customers, legal entities, and all levels of staff.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze financial data, assess credit risk, and identify patterns or discrepancies in AR accounts.
- Customer Service Orientation: A customer-focused approach to resolving payment issues while maintaining positive relationships with clients is important.
- Teamwork: Collaboration with teammates and other departments to ensure smooth work processes.
- Language: English, Mandarin or Cantonese as candidate is required to liaise with Mandarin or Cantonese speaking customers.