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MAVHUNGU DAPHNEY  SINGO

MAVHUNGU DAPHNEY SINGO

Noordwyk, Midrand

Summary

A dynamic and result driven ICM professional with over 10 years credit control and accounts receivables experience of dealing with high volume/ value collections including international accounts. My primary goal as a Credit Control Manager is to 1) increase the company's profits; 2) reduce bad accounts; and 3) fortify the credit policies. My experience of working in various industries shows that I adapt well in a new environment. I have a track record of collecting complex aged debts and reducing DSO's. I am a proactive and a self-starter looking to use my skills to add value and progress a career in finance. I have at least 5 years' experience of managing a team of 11 people.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Credit Manager

Adcock Ingram Healthcare T/A Genop Healthcare
Midrand
09.2020 - Current

Key Performance Indicators includes, but not limited to:

Cash collection in accordance with customer term
• Ensuring Responsible for the overall operation of the Credit Control Department.
• Management of foreign payment receipts.
• Ensuring compliance to company policies.
• Ensure all receipts across all divisions are processed and reconciled.
• Manage receipts that may include rebate payments.

Manage Customer Master files.
• Ensure Management and maintenance of the Customer Masterfile.
• Ensure new accounts are opened timeously with the necessary credit control checks.
• Management of credit limits in accordance with price increases and changes in customer needs

Management of long outstanding debt.
• Ensure timeous handing over of debts to legal.

Debtors age analysis management
• Ensure Debtors Age Analysis is reconciled to the GL monthly
• Review of Age Analysis monthly
• Report Debtors book and status of the book

Debtors related functions.
• Mange internal and external audit queries with auditors in relation to Debtors.
• Meet with customers and service providers to resolved queries, as required
• Meet with other departments to resolve queries.
• Monthly reporting

Credit Control Supervisor

Adcock Ingram Healthcare
09.2015 - 09.2020

• Granting of Credit: Check and validate the information on the application form. Assuring all is in line with the NCA & Company Credit policy. Access credibility of debtor by means of Credit Bureau/bank reports, trade references or obtaining CGIC cover, prior approving/setting/increasing of credit limits.
• Legal management: To refer delinquent accounts for legal action at the minimum cost.
• Customer refunds: Check / validate requests to avoid fraud.
• Business Processes: Hold orders. To ensure controllers attend to held orders daily. To scrutinize report and release orders without placing the business at risk.
• Management /Controlling of Debtors Clerks output - Validating, Processing of pricing/return claims/ queries and credit notes.
• Ensure all claims are recorded, investigated, processed, credit notes released within deadlines. Scrutinize C/Note transaction report for duplications.
• Banking Processes: Ensure systems in place to identify “unknown” payments.
• Ensure “unpaid” payments attended to promptly, reversals attached to bank statements.
• Administrative Processes: Do spot checks and manage dept general administrative systems.
• Monthly Reporting: Month-end figures accurately consolidated / prepared and submitted within deadlines.
• Staff Management: Daily managing of staff attendance/leave.
• Reviewing/Submitting IPA’s/Ratings – quarterly.
• Identify poor performers, taking corrective action as and when required.

Senior Credit Controller

Mustek Limited, Technology and Services
11.2011 - 08.2015
  • Controlled credit exposure by providing financial order management support to minimize risk and obtain timely payment
  • Reduced Debts and DSO to a Target Minimum per month
  • Ensured all receipts and credits are correctly allocated
  • Established and Maintained Great Customer Relationships to Maximize Account Performance
  • Managed customer accounts by ensuring any issues and queries were dealt with professionally and resolved quickly & efficiently ensuring no Payment Delays
  • Ensured Issues and Queries were dealt with promptly and professionally
  • Handles disputed accounts and negotiates to bring payment into line with terms
  • Resolve any issue with pending invoice by providing sufficient proofs or documents to satisfy customers' requirements
  • Communicate with Credit Manager and analyse the outstanding debts situation and categorize the individual account strategy
  • Undertakes complex reconciliations, and compiles documentation for legal action
  • Recognize payments on bank statement
  • Manage the risk on all accounts ensuring trade within approved credit limits
  • Keep updated notes regarding all overdue accounts
  • Mentoring junior credit control staff
  • Accounts worked on, Shoprite, Makro, Game, Vodacom, MTN, Eskom, Telkom
  • Various Governments departments and other IT companies

Senior Credit Controller

Adcock Ingram Healthcare
08.2008 - 10.2011
  • Monthly maintaining of Age analysis
  • Follow up and report on matters arising from monthly reporting
  • Ensuring that Age analysis is sorted in Excel format from 120 days to current
  • To be pro-active by reviewing delinquent debtor's schedules monthly
  • Liaising/Meeting with customer to collect overdue amount
  • Balances in 90 and 120 days to be cleared as quickly as possible
  • Monthly collections targets set as per the Age Analysis of the previous month
  • Use of innovative ways to achieve set targets
  • Ensure that the collections per day are on track towards the monthly target
  • Debit and credit notes processed accurately on customers account
  • Copies of debit and credit notes filed for any reference or queries
  • Debit and credit notes to be processed timeously
  • Attend to e-mail requests for additional information and anticipate the customers' requirements
  • Respond to queries from internal and external customers and assist the customer to understand the billing systems and the source of their liability
  • Capture payments and ensure that customer payments are allocated according to the customer requirements (i.e Remittances)
  • Accounts worked on, Transpharm (Shoprite), Medirite, Netcare, Pick n' Pay, Masscash accounts, Makro, Dischem, New Clicks and Various Governments departments

Credit controller

SIMBA PTY Ltd
10.2006 - 07.2008
  • Maintain accurate, updated monthly reconciliation
  • Provide accurate claim coding for authorization and processing of credit notes
  • Obtain payment before close of calendar
  • Process allocation of payments in line with documented policy
  • Ensure swift, efficient resolution of all customer queries internally and externally
  • Effectively monitor customer status relating to payment and risk status (i.e RD cheques, stop supplies) and notify branch controller and customer alike
  • Conduct analysis of all overdue produce mid- month to effectively obtain payment
  • Opening new accounts
  • Accounts worked on, All South Africa's garages, Masscash accounts
  • Book value- R20 ML

Debtors clerk

Nu- WORLD INDUSTRIES
07.2003 - 09.2006
  • Processing credit notes
  • Assisting customers with queries and proof of deliveries
  • Analysis of all overdue claims
  • Maintain accurate, updated monthly reconciliation
  • Processing pod's and allocation of transporters' payments
  • Filling and faxing as required
  • Updating and maintaining files

Education

Bachelor of Accounting Sciences - Internal Auditing

University of South Africa
01.2016 - 12.2020

Credit Management Certificate -

Institute of Credit Management
01.2009 - 12.2009

Credit management 1, 2, 3 and 4 -

Intec College
2009

Grade 12 -

Mphalaleni Secondary School
1993

Skills

  • KNOWLEDGE, COMPETENCIES & EXPERIENCE:
  • Knowledge:
  • Computer literacy, experience in using computer system, Word and Excel, Oracle, Accpac, Baan, AS400, Pastel Accounting and various in-house systems
  • Good understanding of financial accounting and business processes
  • Competencies:
  • Problem solving skills
  • Creativity
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • The ability to manage and motivate subordinates
  • A track record of documented successes and achievements
  • The skills needed to increase the credit department's effectiveness without increasing costs
  • A commitment to continuing professional development
  • The maturity required to recognize that the credit department is a part of not apart from the rest of the company and must be committed to helping the company achieve its sales and profit goals
  • The flexibility necessary to adapt quickly to changing business conditions as well as to changing priorities

Affiliations

Institute of Credit Management of Southern Africa Membership number 91007671 Country of registration South Africa

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Timeline

Credit Manager

Adcock Ingram Healthcare T/A Genop Healthcare
09.2020 - Current

Bachelor of Accounting Sciences - Internal Auditing

University of South Africa
01.2016 - 12.2020

Credit Control Supervisor

Adcock Ingram Healthcare
09.2015 - 09.2020

Senior Credit Controller

Mustek Limited, Technology and Services
11.2011 - 08.2015

Credit Management Certificate -

Institute of Credit Management
01.2009 - 12.2009

Senior Credit Controller

Adcock Ingram Healthcare
08.2008 - 10.2011

Credit controller

SIMBA PTY Ltd
10.2006 - 07.2008

Debtors clerk

Nu- WORLD INDUSTRIES
07.2003 - 09.2006

Credit management 1, 2, 3 and 4 -

Intec College

Grade 12 -

Mphalaleni Secondary School
MAVHUNGU DAPHNEY SINGO