Assistant Credit Controller
Tatu City Open At a glance
Junior Accounting role at Tatu City. Tatu City.
Pay not stated Accounting salary
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What you'll do
- Track receivables from invoicing through follow-up, keeping debtor balances and collection records current
- Prepare aged-debt, cash-flow and collection updates, and help set practical repayment plans for overdue accounts
- Coordinate payment and transaction work across City Management, Tatu Markets, procurement, finance and contractors
- Monitor service-charge and other city revenue collections, respond to client issues and keep supporting records organized
- Help prepare budgets, compare spending with approved figures and report project-level expenditure
What you bring
- A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics or a related field
- At least three years of credit-control and budgeting experience, preferably in property, real estate or construction
- Working knowledge of accounting systems and MS Excel
Who this fits
This junior, on-site role in Tatu City, Kenya suits someone comfortable handling receivables, budget tracking and regular contact with clients and internal teams. You’ll need to balance multiple tasks and deadlines.
From the employer
We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Credit Controller to join our City Management team. The ideal candidate will play a vital role in managing credit risk, ensuring the prompt collection of receivables, and supporting budgeting and expenditure tracking efforts. This role requires a strong understanding of financial principles and the unique dynamics of the real estate industry.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. Credit Control
• Manage accounts receivable, ensuring timely invoicing and follow-up on outstanding payments.
• Monitor debtor accounts and maintain updated records of collections and balances.
• Prepare regular reports on aged debtors, cash flow forecasts, and collection performance.
• Ensure optimum service charge and other city revenues collection.
• Propose to the management, reasonable payment plans for outstanding payments and ensure clients stick to their payment plans.
• Coordinate between City Management, Tatu Markets, the procurement department, finance department, contractors and other key stakeholders ensuring efficiency in the flow of transactions.
• Foster positive and productive client relationships through periodic physical and virtual meetings with external and internal City Management clients, external client’s contacts updates and communication tracking.
• Expeditiously handle customers' questions or complaints.
• Ensure the City Management department’s data, documents and records are well organized, easily retrievable and stored digitally and physically backed up whenever necessary.
• Perform any other tasks assigned by the management.
2. Budgeting & Expenditure Tracking
• Assist in the preparation, consolidation, and review of departmental and company-wide budgets.
• Monitor actual spending against budgeted figures and highlight key variances.
• Track operational expenditures and report on project-specific budget utilization.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure adherence to approved financial plans.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
- A minimum of 3–5 years’ experience in credit control and budgeting, preferably within the real estate, property management, or construction sectors.
- Proficient in accounting systems and MS Excel; experience with ERP systems is an added advantage.
- Strong analytical, negotiation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Professional certification, such as CPA, ACCA, or equivalent, is a plus.
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