DEPARTMENT : FINANCE
REPORTS TO : CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
INTERFACES WITH : Senior Managers, Billing, Credit Control, Legal, Treasury

OVERALL JOB PURPOSE
Responsible for Revenue & Credit Collections and act as main point of contact in Organisation for Credit Control Matters

JOB REQUIREMENTS
• A business or accounting degree
• Minimum 3 years of Credit & Collections and Financial Analysis experience
• Financial background and accounting knowledge
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suites (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Must be well organized with ability to schedule and prioritize own work
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong ethics and personal integrity
• Experience in leading a team
• Strong Customer Service Orientation

KEY COMPETENCES REQUIREMENTS & ATTRIBUTES
• Good understanding of Revenue Accounting & Collections
• Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail under tight deadlines
• Ability to work efficiently as part of a team and to cope well under pressure
• Flexible and willing to work overtime as and when required
• Capacity to use own initiative
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to multi-task effectively and drive performance within teams

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Produce periodic revenue/income reports and ensure no revenue loss to Organization
2. Act as part of the senior management team and work to ensure strategic management and policy formulation to ensure the financial integrity of all departments/ centres within the framework of the policies and requirements of the organisation.
3. Plan and execute programs for the systematic and timely follow-up and collection of Accounts Receivable
4. Monitor and react appropriately to assigned accounts requiring individual attention and special credit arrangements
5. Conduct collection calls as needed and ensure timely submission of invoices
6. Performs credit investigations and resolve discrepancies identified in revenue reconciliations
7. Creation and analysis of Accounts Receivable reports and timely reconciliations inn accordance with established procedures
8. Communicate closely with the business units and Sales and Customer Service teams in order to facilitate timely payment of receivables

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY; SYSTEMS/ TECHNOLOGY
Navision
MS Office (especially Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Standard office equipment e.g. fax machine, telephone, printer, PC

PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB
Your job may have high demands for:
- Analysis of complex financial and other operational/ management data
- Decisiveness in cases where you have limited resources with diverse needs/ demands
- Proactive leadership to give financial direction and advice
- High integrity and ability to identify leakages in the system
- Prudent (sometimes intuitional) use of sound financial principles to solve complex organisational problems
- Negotiation skills to effectively manage internal and external relationships
- Exemplary management behaviour that models our core values of integrity, service, attention to detail, team work, respect and dignity, innovation and professionalism

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT
You are required to adhere to the employment policies as per department guidelines and as per the Employee Handbook.

Among other performance measures as agreed within your department, you are required to align your accomplishments to the 5 pillars of the organisation; namely:

1. PATIENT SAFETY
2. QUALITY OF CARE
3. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
4. PRODUCTIVITY
5. PROFITABILITY