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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.