Roles Finance

Credit Manager

Accountable for credit policy, customer credit risk and collections performance and for the team that runs them.

8tasks in this job
62skills it uses
7tools named

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  1. 1Rating risks against appetite and choosing proportionate treatmentNeeded in 6 of 8 tasks
  2. 2Interpreting financial statements and ratios for decisionsNeeded in 5 of 8 tasks
  3. 3Analysing working-capital drivers and cash conversionNeeded in 5 of 8 tasks
  4. 4Assessing customer creditworthiness and setting limitsNeeded in 5 of 8 tasks
  5. 5Prioritising collection actions from aged debtNeeded in 5 of 8 tasks
ToolsMicrosoft Power BIMicrosoft ExcelExcel VBA and macrosSAP S/4HANAMicrosoft SQL Server (with SSMS)Visma ERP and accounting+ 1 more
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About the role

Accountable for credit policy, customer credit risk and collections performance and for the team that runs them. Decides credit limits and holds above the team's authority and recommends bad debt provisions to the Financial Controller. Data judgement sits in reading ageing and payment behaviour to judge exposure, where a Financial Controller owns close integrity and accounting controls.

Also called Credit Control Manager, Head of Credit Control (when the role manages one team)

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