Vacant Position: Credit Controller
Company Information: We are a pioneering dynamic Insurance Company introducing a new and exciting ethical perspective to the Insurance market in Kenya and the region.
Company Information: We are a pioneering dynamic Insurance Company introducing a new and exciting ethical perspective to the Insurance market in Kenya and the region.
We are founded on ethical principles
and justice. We are currently recruiting, competent and highly motivated
individuals to fill the position of Credit
Controller.
Summary Position Role: Reporting to the Finance & Investment Manager
the key role of the Credit Controller is to ensure that the monthly statements
are produced accurately and on a timely basis, and that the credit control
function is well managed.
Key Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
Key Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure that brokers/agents observe the
statutory credit period; collect all premiums due.
- Scrutinize and dispatch monthly premium
statements to all brokers, agents and direct clients, latest by the 10th
of the following month. Handle correspondence from brokers, agents
and insurance companies relating to premium collection.
- Pay commission to agents and withholding tax
to the Income Tax Department on a regular basis and within the statutory
limit.
- Preparing withholding tax certificates on
commission for brokers, agents and facilitative reinsurers and the
necessary return to KRA.
- Liaise with underwriters on matters relating
to premium collection and account reconciliations.
- Ensure that the personal ledger control
account is reconciled every month as a control measure before statements
are printed.
- Prepare monthly reports relating to debt
collection and liaise with our legal debt collectors where debt collection
has been referred to them.
- Ensure that returns required by various
authorities are submitted as required.
- Propose changes to the current computerized
system and follow up with it to ensure that the approved changes are
implemented.
- Ensure that monthly statements are produced
and dispatched by the 10th of the following month.
- Ensure that the statutory credit period is
adhered to
- Produce a monthly report for discussion by the
credit committee.
Job Specification
The ideal candidate should be a well motivated, energetic individual, with good interpersonal relations and excellent negotiation skills.
The ideal candidate should be a well motivated, energetic individual, with good interpersonal relations and excellent negotiation skills.
Eligible candidate should possess a
Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting), must have qualified as Certified
Credit Controller in addition to CPA(K) or equivalent with at least 5 years
experience in a busy commercial environment preferably insurance industry.
How to Apply
How to Apply
Application letters and copy of
current CV in one document with names and address of three referees clearly
titled “APPLICATION FOR CREDIT CONTROLLER” should be sent by email to
hr@takafulafrica.com so as to reach the HR & Administration Manager on or
before October 25, 2015 at 5pm.
