Credit & AR Control Officer
Rainbow Agrosciences Company
Kampala, UG
Full-time
Posted 3w ago
Job Description
Credit & AR Control Officer
Rainbow Uganda Subsidiary • Kampala
Reports to: Finance Manager
Job Purpose - Manage customer credit risk and accounts receivable to protect the company's financial health while supporting sustainable business growth.
• KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Onboarding & rating - verify customer information, assess creditworthiness, recommend credit limits and payment terms, and establish complete traceable credit files.
• Credit management — maintain credit files in CRM and SAP, review limits and terms periodically, ensure sales comply with credit policy, and support continuous policy improvement.
• Collection - monitor AR aging, visit high-risk customers, collect with Sales up to 30 days and lead older cases, escalating difficult accounts to HQ, the Local Credit Committee and Legal.
• Channel risk - track distributor inventory movement, link it with sales and receivables, flag excess, near-expiry and slow-moving stock, and alert on emerging customer risk.
• Sales follow-up -share ARand overdue data with Sales, track their commitments and compliance with credit limits, and alert on over-limit, overdue or abnormal credit sales.
• QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
• PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
• Education — Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field; credit or risk certification (e.g. CICP) is a plus.
• Experience - Minimum 3 years in credit management, AR or financial analysis with proven assessment and collection results; SAP and CRM experience preferred.
• Language — Good written and verbal English (intermediate or above) for daily business, customer interaction and professional reporting.
• Travel - Willing to accept and adapt to frequent business travel for customer visits, credit verification and collection follow-up.
• Technical - Strong AR and credit risk analysis, credit rating and limit assessment, financial reconciliation, local legal collection knowledge and advanced Excel skills.
• Core - Analytical and detail-oriented with sound judgment; strong communicator and negotiator; proactive and results-driven; high ethical standards.
HOW TO APPLY
Send your CV to inforaug@rainbowagro.com
Rainbow Uganda Subsidiary • Kampala
Reports to: Finance Manager
Job Purpose - Manage customer credit risk and accounts receivable to protect the company's financial health while supporting sustainable business growth.
• KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Onboarding & rating - verify customer information, assess creditworthiness, recommend credit limits and payment terms, and establish complete traceable credit files.
• Credit management — maintain credit files in CRM and SAP, review limits and terms periodically, ensure sales comply with credit policy, and support continuous policy improvement.
• Collection - monitor AR aging, visit high-risk customers, collect with Sales up to 30 days and lead older cases, escalating difficult accounts to HQ, the Local Credit Committee and Legal.
• Channel risk - track distributor inventory movement, link it with sales and receivables, flag excess, near-expiry and slow-moving stock, and alert on emerging customer risk.
• Sales follow-up -share ARand overdue data with Sales, track their commitments and compliance with credit limits, and alert on over-limit, overdue or abnormal credit sales.
• QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
• PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES
• Education — Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related field; credit or risk certification (e.g. CICP) is a plus.
• Experience - Minimum 3 years in credit management, AR or financial analysis with proven assessment and collection results; SAP and CRM experience preferred.
• Language — Good written and verbal English (intermediate or above) for daily business, customer interaction and professional reporting.
• Travel - Willing to accept and adapt to frequent business travel for customer visits, credit verification and collection follow-up.
• Technical - Strong AR and credit risk analysis, credit rating and limit assessment, financial reconciliation, local legal collection knowledge and advanced Excel skills.
• Core - Analytical and detail-oriented with sound judgment; strong communicator and negotiator; proactive and results-driven; high ethical standards.
HOW TO APPLY
Send your CV to inforaug@rainbowagro.com