Billing and Accounts Receivable Manager

Role Overview

The Billing and Accounts Receivable Manager is responsible for managing a team that recovers unpaid debt/money/outstanding owed to the organization. This role ensures that invoices are paid on time to support the finance department.

Responsibilities

• Managing a team of Credit Control Officers
• Formulation of the company's credit policy to mitigate unnecessary risk
• Reviewing credit applications and credit references to set credit limits and ensure credit worthiness
• Preparing journal entries, credit notes and assisting with month end
• Review and report on Aged Debtors
• Regularly meet and negotiate terms with third party debt collection agencies
• Manage write-offs, bad debt provisions and setting up of payment plans
• Assisting the broader accounts team
• Regularly reviewing the process and procedures to reduce debtor days

Requirements

• Previous experience of end-to-end Billing and accounts receivable processes
• At least 5 years’ experience in Credit and receivables and accounting domain
• Working knowledge of Credit law
• Staff management experience
• Accounting and reconciliation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills especially during difficult customer negotiations
• Ability to build relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to multi-task
• Intermediate computer software skills, including Excel and other accounting packages

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to recruitment@cobranet.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the email.