Title: Supervisor, Accounts Receivable & Credit Control
Vientiane, LA, LA
About The Role
What You Will Deliver
- Implement credit policies, processes, and internal controls to uphold governance standards across the credit control and collections function.
- Conduct financial background and reference checks on new customers to verify creditworthiness and support informed decisions on credit limit assignments.
- Track and analyze the credit and collection history of existing customers to identify potential credit risks and mitigate payment defaults.
- Monitor outstanding payments against assigned credit limits and credit policies, proactively highlighting debt recovery issues and recommending effective solutions.
- Coordinate the renegotiation of customer payment plans and credit limit reassignments to ensure the recoverability of outstanding debts.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to monitor key collection metrics, including Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and monthly collection targets, and resolve customer payment issues in a timely manner.
- Partner with customers on collections and balance reconciliation to ensure accurate and timely recovery of payments.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to streamline credit control processes and enhance efficiency through greater utilization of automated systems.
- Guide, develop, and empower team members to deliver on team goals and build expertise in credit control.
- Administrative duties and coordination tasks as required.
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What You Bring
- Degree or professional qualification in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Minimum two to five years of experience in a similar role.
- Good working knowledge of the business and industry, with a solid understanding of local and international accounting standards, principles, and practices; experience in credit control is preferred.
- Hands-on experience with SAP accounting applications is an advantage.
- Sound research and analytical skills with the ability to assess customer payment behavior and credit risk.
- Proficiency in office productivity tools, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Fluency in the local language; proficiency in English, both written and spoken, is an advantage.
Why Join DKSH