Credit Risk and Stewardship Manager

Contexte et environnement

• Meeting of stringent deadlines with regards to timeous reports and audit requirements.
• High degree of responsiveness expected from Commercial divisions.
• Cross-department collaboration.
• Risk sensitivity to high-risk economic cycles in South Africa and business.
• Necessity to analyse rapidly financial information in stressed scenarios.

Activités

The incumbent will be responsible for performing the following duties and responsibilities: C****ontrolling and Reporting:

• To prepare and provide documents to the Credit Committee and ensure alignment to Financial Accounting Standards.
• To perform a Risk Assessment on all new customers (prior to entering into any commercial relationship). This must be based on Internal and External information.
• To analyse the Credit Results on a monthly basis and to provide the Accounts Receivable Manager with a guideline of ensuring accurate and prompt collections in lieu of critical risk elements.
• To provide an accurate and ongoing reconciliation of securities and approved Credit limits.
• To prepare, submit and examine reports pertaining to Customer Accounts Manager.
• To assist in the Credit application document verification process
• To manage sub-portfolio of customers within the credit control department.
• To manage Customer Accounts Banking Control portfolio.

Business Developments:

• Analyse customer financial situations to ascertain strengths and weaknesses and keep commercial teams informed.
• To establish a suitable Credit Limit for customers in line with delegation of authorities.
• To ensure guarantees in place in line with credit risk associated to the customer, or choose no risk payment terms (pre-payment)
• Manage the relationship with external service providers- credit bureau (Inoxico), all credit insurers(Garage Sure,CGIC,Lombard).
• To ensure Credit Insurance claims are submitted timeously to avoid repudiation due to late submission.
• To apply an ongoing reviewing methodology on all Credit limits within the various channels of trade and to monitor and report on all Credit limits changes.
• To ensure P&L budget objectives are adhered to with regards to Bad Debt Provision and Bad Debt write off.
• Establish a control framework (e.g. information systems access and authorities, delegation of Authorities, SOX controls to follow all request of file transfers to Litigation to have a managed approach to minimise the Bad Debt Provisions trader accounts).
• To establish controls/processes to manage Credit Risk exposure to reduce DSO and optimize Working Capital.
• To establish Classification Risk classes.
• Referral of all Acknowledgement of Debts requests to the Customer Account Manager/ Legal/Credit Committee.
• To ensure correct information for auditing purposes and provision plus WCR calculation.
• To define clear segregation of duties between the Credit/Business Support and Sales and Marketing teams.
• To establish and maintain a Credit Risk Policy in conjunction with Customer Accounts Manager, allowing Risk control (calculate and validate credit limits).
• To manage timeous annual credit reviews including:
  • Preparation of approval memo for CDMS (9 customers above 20M$).
  • Preparation of approval memo for Afrique Direct (16 customers above 4.8 M$).
  • To implement clear rules on term setting/conditions of payment in order to minimise the bad debts and to optimise the cash flow from debtors.
  • To define the rules in conjunction with Customer Accounts Manager of order blocking and release as per the Group Policy and in terms of Levels of Authority.
  • To provide assistance to the Auditors on all requirements (for internal and external auditors).
  • To build and maintain relationships with key internal and external customers and stakeholders.
  • To ensure a well-managed Credit Risk Department regarding resource allocation and workload.

HSEQ:

• To ensure that Customer files safekeeping and are updated and kept up to date with the required documentation for the approval of accounts and limits.
• To ensure the safekeeping of all documents securing debt.

People management and development:

• To ensure sustainable motivation and talent development within the team.
• To regularly monitor team and individual results and identify problems.

Profil du candidat

The following qualification, skills and attributes are essential for success in this role:

• BComm (Accounting, Finance, Commerce) degree is a requirement
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience business related experience
• Understanding of Commercial Law
• Ability to analyse financial statements

Key competencies required:

• Deciding and Initiating Action,
• Adhering to Principles and Values,
• Presenting and Communicating Information,
• Analysing, Planning & Organising,
• Delivering Results,
• Leading and Supervision,
• Meeting of Customer expectations,
• Strong understanding of Credit Analysis and Policies.
• Good understanding of Risk Management Principles.
• Excellent time-management skills.

Technical competencies required:

• Good working knowledge of Accounts Receivable module of Harmonie/SAP

• Good SAP report writing skills,

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Products

• People management skills is must have.

• English is the working language

Informations supplémentaires

TotalEnergies valorise la diversité, promeut le développement individuel et offre des opportunités d'emploi égales à tous les candidats.

TotalEnergies is an equal opportunity employer and all applicants that meet the specified criteria will receive consideration for employment without discriminating unfairly on any arbitrary ground, including but not limited to race, gender, sex, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religious conscience belief, political opinion, culture, language, marital status, or family responsibility.