Credit Controller – Finance Administrator

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🇿🇦 South Africa – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⛔️ Financial Controller

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RecruitMyMom

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2012

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Logistics • Marketing

RecruitMyMom is a specialist talent agency in South Africa focused on empowering women by providing access to skilled job opportunities. With a commitment to diversity and flexibility, the agency connects professional mothers and independent contractors with employers seeking reliable talent for both full-time and part-time positions across various industries. They offer services including background checks, psychometric testing, and access to a wide range of professions, from virtual assistants to fractional executives.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the debtor book • Chase outstanding payments by phone and email • Negotiate structured payment plans • Work toward cash collection targets • Act as a professional point of contact for clients, tenants, suppliers, and internal teams • Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships • Resolve account queries • Perform daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations across bank accounts and accounting systems • Review, check, and verify supplier and contractor invoices before processing • Maintain clear audit trails and accurate records • Follow consistent internal procedures supporting the wider UK finance team

🎯 Requirements

• Previous experience directly working as a Credit Controller managing collections and aged debtors • Exceptional verbal and written English communication skills • Outstanding telephone manner • Confidence navigating difficult financial conversations with diplomacy and firmness • Resilience, grit, follow-through, and autonomy under pressure • Ability to make decisions without being micromanaged • High attention to detail, including spotting discrepancies, missing payments, and duplicate transactions • Excellent common sense and initiative • Ability to investigate issues and propose solutions before asking for help • Experience with Xero is advantageous but not essential • Previous exposure to the Property industry is advantageous but not essential • Ability to work UK business hours; an 8:00 AM UK start is highly preferred • Must be able to work fully remotely from South Africa

🏖️ Benefits

• Supportive, collaborative culture led by a Head of Finance who encourages ownership, challenge, and continuous development • Full-time, permanent 8-hour-a-day role • Fully remote work from home in South Africa • Attractive local daytime schedule • Core working hours aligned with UK business hours • Opportunity to learn on the job and make suggestions