BU South Credit Manager – Greater Africa

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The Key Purpose of this role is to be:

Accountable for the entire Credit granting process including Consistent application of AB InBev Global credit policy in Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini. It involves periodic reviews of existing customers and assessment of the Credit worthiness of potential customers with the goal to optimize the mix of Company policy and Reduce on the Commercial loss exposure. This position reports into the Sales Finance Manager – BU SOUTH and is based at HQ Sandton.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage the company overdue and cashflows within the KPIs.

• Ensure adherence to AB InBev Global credit policy

• Responsible for maintaining the MICS (minimum internal controls)

• Interface with Commercial team to communicate credit decisions and ensure timely review of new customers. 

• Make credit decisions within assigned authority 

• Plan and organize activities of credit / customer set up team to ensure file reviews are completed timely / accurately 

• Initiate process improvement and quality reviews to simplify and improve productivity 

• Negotiate documentation and payment terms with customers to ensure transactions are properly secured 

• Resolve credit issues with customers 

• Develop management reporting, credit analysis and debtors' reports on a timely manner 

• Monthly DSO calculation and action plan 

• Enforces Credit policy and ensure adherence to accepted standards 

• Facilitate and prepare for monthly Credit review meetings. 

• Manage credit exposure to avoid commercial losses. Ensure all balances over 90 days are provided for.

• Maintain credit compliance score at 100%

• Guide and train credit team and Customers for both Lusaka and Kitwe offices

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Full ACCA or ZICA/CA

• 2 to 3 + years’ experience at management level

• Knowledge of SAP/Syspro, credit control management, Anaplan is a plus.

• Previous controlling experience (preferably Credit control management).

• Working knowledge of accounting.

• Strong leadership skills.

• Good communication skills and the ability to collaborate with the stakeholders.

• Good customer service

• Good analytical skills.

• Ability to synthesize complex issues into actionable activities.

• Capacity to anticipate future trends and developments.

• Willingness to travel periodically.

Additional Information:

• Band: VII

SAB is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short-listing.