The key purpose of this role is to manage the entire Credit offering process, ensuring consistent application of AB InBev Global credit policy. The role reports to the BU SE Sales Finance Manager – Credit Management and is accountable for periodic reviews of existing customers and assessing the creditworthiness of potential customers. The goal is to optimize the mix of company policy, reduce commercial loss exposure, and maximize sales.
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
- Manage the company overdue and cashflows within the KPIs.
- Ensure adherence to AB InBev Global credit policy by all stakeholders.
- Make credit decisions within assigned authority.
- Monthly DSO targets management and action plans.
- Facilitate and prepare for monthly Credit review meetings.
- Maintain credit compliance score at 100%
- Manage credit exposure to avoid commercial losses.
- Responsible for achieving & maintaining the MICS (minimum internal controls).
- Integration with Commercial teams to communicate credit decisions and ensure timely review of new customers.
- Plan and organize activities of credit / customer set up team to ensure file reviews are completed timely / accurately.
- Initiate process improvement and quality reviews to simplify and improve productivity.
- Negotiate documentation and payment terms with customers to ensure transactions are properly secured.
- Resolve credit issues with customers including 3rd party service providers.
- Engage with the GCC with regards to task execution.
- Develop management reporting, credit analysis and debtors reports on a timely manner.
- Guide and train credit team and Customers for both Lusaka and Kitwe offices.
- Key performance KPI’s measured for each member.
- Development plans in place for career progression and managed on Workday.
Key Attributes and Competencies:
- Strong leadership skills.
- Good communication skills and the ability to collaborate with the stakeholders.
- Good customer service
- Good analytical skills.
- Ability to synthesize complex issues into actionable activities.
- Capacity to anticipate future trends and developments.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Full ACCA or ZICA/CA
- 2 to 3 + years’ experience at management level
- Knowledge of SAP/Syspro, credit control management, Anaplan is an advantage.
- Proven track record in previous controlling experience (preferably Credit control management).
- Working knowledge of accounting.
