Credit Controller (Construction Sector)

Summit Recruitment & Search was established in 2009 to address the recruitment, mass recruitment, executive search, outsourcing and training needs of companies based in Kenya or wanting to enter the Kenyan, East African, South African and African market. We have a leading proven track record in our field in South Africa, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rw…

Credit Controller (Construction Sector)

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing end-to-end order-to-cash cycle, ensuring accurate billing, effective credit control and collections, sound credit risk management, customer reconciliations and compliance with Kenyan tax requirements. The role will play a key part in protecting the company’s working capital and cash flow.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage customer billing and invoicing, ensuring accurate and timely invoices based on contracts, LPOs, delivery notes, milestones and approved variations.

• Drive debt collection and manage the debtors’ ageing to achieve monthly collection targets.

• Assess customer creditworthiness, recommend credit limits and payment terms, and monitor customer exposure.

• Perform customer account reconciliations and ensure accurate allocation of all customer receipts.

• Track retentions, advance payments, guarantees, contract variations and certified project values.

• Ensure compliance with Kenyan tax requirements, including VAT, eTIMS, withholding VAT, withholding tax and iTax.