Dynamic professional with a high level of integrity and honesty, known for excellent telephone etiquette and strong communication skills. Proficient in all areas of Microsoft Office, including Access, Excel, and Word. Demonstrates the ability to work efficiently and professionally with people from all backgrounds, with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy. Self-motivated with a can-do attitude, seeking opportunities to leverage skills in a challenging environment.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
4024
4024
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Credit Controller
Weinprop
12.2024 - Current
Calling to establish reason for non-payment
Sending letter of demand
Updating weekly department stats
Sending and updating debit order form on system
Printing and sending invoices/statements
Reconciling accounts accurately
Sending letter to vacate and giving notice to re-instate lease agreement
Sending welcome letter to new tenants
Recovering of telephone calls
Dealing with walk in tenants and solving queries on daily basis
Allocating payments
Liaising with tenants on email
Monitor timely collection of outstanding monies
Updating and maintaining customer's details and integrity information
Ensure formal payment arrangements are in place
Daily monitoring of collections and diarised cases
Preparing list of units that are in arrears for more than 3 months and hand them over to attorneys
Preparing debit and credit notes
Follow up on payment arrangements
Follow up on unallocated payments.
Senior Credit controller
AFHCO - Africa housing company
01.2021 - 11.2024
Manage collections of rental and recovery charges involved
Maintain integrity of each debtor's account
Ensure all information is updated on debtors accounts daily
Collection of outstanding amounts due by debtor within prescribed period
Review arrears and enforce processes/litigation action for any debtor delinquency
Adhere to department procedures and policies
Ensure all adjustments and reports are completed timeously
Ensure all supporting documents are filed and stored in appropriate manner
Strict monitoring of all debtor repayments plan to ensure debtors are committing to T's and C's of payment plan
Ensuring that team process and controls are strictly followed and fully complied with
External focus
Build strong debtor relations, resolve tenant queries promptly and accurately record all correspondence
Liasing with property managers, debtors department and building managers as appropriate
Support cashbook on unallocated cash items and debtor coding
Compiling aged debt and collection reports, using system and excel as required
Meet with credit control supervisor on arrears and collection performance weekly
Ensure write offs of not more than 1% annually
Ensure collection of not less than 95% monthly
Perform any additional task that maybe given by senior management from time to time
SYSTEMS AND PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE: TPN, MDA, Biostar, CRM, Exactus, Avatar- Oracle, Beam, Credit Profile Bureau(CPB), Smart collect, Tallyman Vision, Excalibur, Meter mate, Oami
Credit controller
Cell C
01.2015 - 01.2020
Identify customers payment problems and ensuring speedy resolutions
Achieving daily, weekly and monthly targets based on call quality and cash collection
Ensuring compliance with relevant policies, procedures and regulations
Posting prior notification letters to customers of accounts becoming due
Dealing with customer queries over phone or via email
Dealing effectively with high level of complex debt issues
Escalating certain cases and accounts to senior managers
Ensuring client's information and documents are kept secure and confidential at all times
Keeping calm and professional at all times
Establishing and maintaining good client relationship
Debt collection clerk
African Bank
01.2014 - 01.2015
Monitor timely collection of outstanding monies
Dealing with customer queries over phone and via email
Keeping calm and professional at all times
Ensuring daily, weekly and monthly targets are achieved
Allocate payments
Debt collection clerk
DEBT-IN
01.2011 - 01.2014
Reconcile accounts
Monitor the clients behavior against the payment plan
Trace uncontactable clients
Allocate payments
Ensuring that daily, weekly and monthly targets are achieved
Making outgoing and taking incoming calls to and from clients
Sending clients statements via email and post
Debt collection clerk
MBD CREDIT SOLUTIONS
01.2010 - 01.2011
Reconcile accounts
Monitor client's behavior against t payment plan
Trace uncontactable clients
Allocate payments
Ensuring that daily, weekly and monthly targets are achieved
Making outgoing and taking incoming calls to and from clients
Sending clients statements via email and post
Education
Matric -
Falaza High School
KwaZulu Natal
12.2024
Advanced certificate - in credit management Level 5
Credit Professional Institute
Johannesburg
02.2020
Skills
Excellent Telephone Etiquette
Strong communication skills
Ability to work efficiently and professionally with people from all backgrounds
Proficiency in all areas of Microsoft Office, including Access, Excel, and Word
Dynamic with excellent attention to detail and accuracy
High level of integrity and honesty
Self Motivated - Can do attitude
Languages
IsiZulu
English
Sotho
Xhosa
Tswana
Custom
Ruth Makwela 0825509125 / 011 786 8053
Moses Thavheni 0683488597 / 0112242400
Cowan Stewart 0847772123
Timeline
Senior Credit Controller
Weinprop
12.2024 - Current
Senior Credit controller
AFHCO - Africa housing company
01.2021 - 11.2024
Credit controller
Cell C
01.2015 - 01.2020
Debt collection clerk
African Bank
01.2014 - 01.2015
Debt collection clerk
DEBT-IN
01.2011 - 01.2014
Debt collection clerk
MBD CREDIT SOLUTIONS
01.2010 - 01.2011
Matric -
Falaza High School
Advanced certificate - in credit management Level 5