Field Credit Controller – East London

Field Credit Controller – East London

Fidelity Services Group

East London, Eastern Cape

Permanent

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Job Details

Division
Fidelity ADT

Business Unit
Fidelity ADT – Eastern Cape

Minimum experience
Associate

Company primary industry
Security and Investigations

Job functional area
Other

Job Description

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:

Collect on outstanding Coastal amounts ensuring good results in: debtors days (DSO), cash collection and reduction of bad debt expense/write off

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE:

Matric
Credit Management or Finance related qualifications
2-3 Years Collections experience in a high volume consumer environment
Valid Driver’s Licence
Own Transport

JOB REQUIREMENTS & OTHER ATTRIBUTES:

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office & Excel
Working knowledge of LSN and SAP
Strong People & Communication skills
Listener experience advantageous

DUTIES:

Doing site visits to client’s out in the field and to collect overdue amounts
Telephonically contact clients with due or overdue amounts in order to obtain payment for the arrears
Accurately record notes resulting from outbound calls to clients in the Listener system;
Ensure that the minimum number of prescribed collection calls are achieved daily;
Capture debit order resubmissions in the Listener system;
Verify client information in the Listener system when making contact with clients;
Convert clients from printed communication to electronic communication;
Obtain commitment from clients to settle their overdue accounts within the shortest possible period of time;
Follow up on client payment commitments;
Issue letters of demand & suspension to clients in accordance with the collection policy;
Review the regional suspense accounts on a daily basis to identify and transfer client payments not yet allocated to the correct account;
been completed;
Understand & communicate company policies, collection policies & service specific information to clients;
Identify the nature of client queries, record the queries in the Listener system (and/or query management tool) & to re-direct the queries to the relevant department/personnel for resolution where the query does not pertain to the Credit Control function;
Ensure that all forwarded queries are resolved by the relevant departments through constant follow up in order to obtain payment from clients;
Forward, electronically or printed, copies of client invoices, statements & other relevant documentation as requested by the Contact Centre or by the client directly;
Address & resolve client queries (where the query pertains to a Credit Control function) identified either through the outbound call process or transferred from the Contact Centre (manually or through the query management tool);
customers (both internally & externally);
Accurately prepare various administrative documents including: credit note requests, transfer of funds, client refunds requests, master data amendments, etc. (electronically and/or written);
Ensure that all off-setting of receipts & credit notes/debit notes is accurately processed on a daily basis;
Reconcile (where necessary) accounts with credit balances establishing the reason for the credit balance and making the necessary adjustments (refunds or transfers);
Ensure individual & departmental collection & bad debt provision targets are consistently achieved;
Always maintain a high standard of customer service, client courtesy & professionalism when interacting with clients;
Participate in various ad-hoc projects within the Credit Control Department;
Ensure that all Adhoc duties are completed within the specified time period