Assistant Credit Controller at Tatu City

Tatu City, Kiambu, Kenya -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

24 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

26 Jun, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Credit Control, Accounts Receivable, Budgeting, Expenditure Tracking, Financial Reporting, Cash Flow Forecasting, Negotiation, Interpersonal Communication, Analytical Skills, MS Excel, ERP Systems, Real Estate Finance, Debt Collection, Stakeholder Coordination, Data Organization

Industry

Real Estate

Description

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. 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.

Responsibilities

The role focuses on managing accounts receivable, monitoring debtor accounts, and ensuring timely collection of city revenues. Additionally, the candidate will assist in preparing departmental budgets and tracking operational expenditures against approved financial plans.