Job Description
The Opportunity
- IHS Towers is expanding our global footprint and we are seeking an individual to join our team in Nigeria as Manager, Credit Control.
- The Manager, Credit Control will manage and coordinate credit control functions/ activities to ensure prompt and timely payments by customers.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure submitted invoices are returned on time to Accounts Receivable (AR) for posting.
- Ensure customer invoices are delivered in line with Master Lease Agreements (MLAs).
- Implement an effective collection process that ensures customers pay on time.
- Prepare monthly Aged Debtors Analysis (ADA) report showing invoices due and overdue.
- Review and send monthly customer statements.
- Ensure debtors are effectively and efficiently managed by the Credit Control team.
- Demonstrate and apply good understanding of financial terms as contained in MLAs with customers.
- Ensure prompt receipt of remittance advices including WHT deducted on all invoices.
- Ensure a quality filing system is maintained for safety and easy retrieval of documents.
- Resolve and reconcile areas of dispute with customers and collate a detailed dispute tracker.
- Prepare cash forecasts.
- Provision of all samples as evidence of compliance with all Sox controls
- Prepare reports/ analyses as requested by management from time to time.
- Completion of annual and interim audit and other due diligence exercise.
- Develop ideas that will ensure the simplification of processes with view to removing bottlenecks in processes.
- Perform other tasks and duties as assigned by the Senior Manager, Revenue Management.
Key Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's Degree / Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accounting or related discipline.
- ICAN/ ACCA qualification will be an asset.
- +7-8 years’ relevant experience.
Behavioural Competencies
Functional Competencies
- Accounting
- Financial Acumen
- Fraud Detection & Control
- Invoicing
- Complaints Management
- Contract Management
- Analytical Thinking
- Reporting
- Use of MS Office Tools
Organizational Competencies:
- Customer Focus - People demonstrating this competency understand & exceed our customers’ needs. They develop trusted, reliable & collaborative relationships. They are consistently operating to the highest standards of service & delivery.
- Innovation - People demonstrating this competency constantly seek new & improved ways to deliver our products & services. They champion engineering & skills development, and work to create a collaborative and supportive operating environment.
- Integrity - People demonstrating this competency are open & honest in everything they do. They support financially & environmentally sustainable growth. They make socially responsible decisions and treat their stakeholders with respect.
- Be Bold - People demonstrating this competency are thorough in analyses & decision-making. They are courageous in expanding existing markets & developing new ones. They confidently pursue appropriate financial returns and are forward-thinking and ambitious.