Organisation: Biyinzika Poultry International Limited (BPIL)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Job Summary: Reporting to the Credit Controller, the purpose of the role is to manage credit risk by ensuring customers trade within approved credit limits, oversee timely collections, minimize overdue debt, and support sales while protecting company cash flow.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Review customer accounts and ensure adherence to approved credit limits.
- Monitor daily customer balances and ensure goods are issued against available credit or deposit.
- Follow up with customers on overdue accounts and coordinate debt collection efforts.
- Ensure accurate allocation of payments and reconciliation of customer accounts.
- Maintain updated customer master data including credit limits, terms, and contacts.
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports on receivables, overdue accounts, and credit exposure.
- Recommend customers for credit limit review based on payment history and exposure.
- Liaise with sales to resolve customer disputes impacting collections.
- Enforce credit policy and escalate risks to supervisors as required.
- Perform any other duties assigned by supervisor.
Financial Responsibility:
- Safeguard company receivables and cash flow
- Ensure timely collection and proper application of receipts
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor of Commerce, Business Administration (Accounting/Finance)
- ACCA/CPA Level 2 Added advantages
Skills and Experience:
- 3-4 years’ experience in credit control, accounts receivable, Collection’s, Recovery or related roles
- Strong accounting and reconciliation skills
- Knowledge of credit risk and customer analysis
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP systems (e.g., Navision)
- Strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills
- Competencies:
- High integrity and attention to detail
- Goal-oriented and proactive in managing risk
- Flexible, team player, and customer-focused
- Strong commitment to the mission, vision and values of BPIL.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates are invited to send their application package (academic documents, motivation letter and detailed resume) to the Human Resource Manager as a single PDF document on email; email; [email protected] or hand deliver at our head office located at Bugolobi, Plot 77, Luthuli Avenue.
Deadline: 9th April 2025 by 5.00pm
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible!
