Job Description

Main Purpose:

Responsible to manage Credit & Collections function of a given business unit(s).

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage credit risk of given business units with emphasis on monitoring and improving performance in the area of credit & collection.
• Responsible for the collection of the book and maintaining the low DSO. Full function credit control.
• Preparing and reviewing loss forecasts for existing customers, prospective customers and new customers and providing support to business unit managers on loss estimates utilized in the business unit planning and decision making process, and making recommendations to executive management. Create and maintain reporting on group exposure to international clients. Granting of credit for new customers.
• Adhering to the Credit & Collection policy as per DOA
• Coordination of local legal and private collection agents on recovery issues.
• Conduct Credit visits to customers as required. Keep up-to-date on issues within the businesses by having close relationships with the sales managers.
• Weekly/monthly credit reports sent to regional office

• Minimum 5 yearsxe2x80x99 experience in Credit collection/finance, with risk management preferred.
• Postgraduate university degree is preferred.
• Solid experience with portfolio analysis, credit & collection detailed process design and implementation and credit & collections solutions expertise.
• Experience working cross functionally within countries, business, and possess strong commercial acumen to place credit management into an overall commercial context

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Fluent in English (other languages will be a plus)
• Knowledge of developing KPIxe2x80x99s in order to improve on going system and process issues

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills required.
• Organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication/presentation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail; ability to effectively interface with all levels of organization.
• Ability to think strategically.

• Internal xe2x80x93Sales, Customer Service, Finance and Operations
• External xe2x80x93Customers, Banks, Lawyers and Credit entities.

Puma Energy