Credit Control Officer - Logicom Distribution - Athens, Greece

Job Overview

The Credit Control Officer will join the Finance Department of our Team based in Aspropyrgos, Athens, Greece.

The Credit Control Officer will support the day-to-day operations of the credit control function, with a primary focus on monitoring customer collections, following up with customers, and handling related credit control activities.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Reviewing customer balances, monitoring overdue amounts, and arranging collections.
• Preparing cash flow and credit control reports, monitoring customer cash inflow, and analyzing bad debts, slow-moving receivables, and DSO trends.
• Opening new customers in the ERP and collecting information on new customers (credit agency checks, supplier references, and financial statements) based on Group Policies.
• Reviewing, approving, and releasing customer orders in line with credit limits and internal controls.
• Maintaining the procedural framework for Credit & Collection operations and implementing improvements where required in the existing procedures.
• Ensuring that receivables are converted into cash in a timely manner through effective collection techniques, while keeping bad debts at a minimum level.
• Applying credit policies and procedures, while taking calculated risks to support revenue growth.
• Communicating with customers and banks regarding returned or unpaid cheques.
• Preparing monthly customer reconciliations for key accounts.
• Preparing and communicating the daily collections schedule to the collectors.

Skills & Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in a similar position.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, PivotTables, lookups, reconciliations, and reporting, with very good knowledge of the wider Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong planning, prioritization, and time management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work effectively across more than one reporting and decision-making centre.

Reporting

Financial Manager

Remuneration

An attractive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidate according to qualifications and experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Logicom is committed to provide equal employment opportunities for all regardless of their race, colour, sex/gender, religion, age, marital status, cultural background, disability, nationality and political opinion. Employees are hired solely based on a specific vacancy’s requirements, taking into consideration the qualifications, previous experience and potential of each individual candidate.

Disclaimer

We reserve the right to remove the announcement from circulation at any point in time when a satisfactory number of applications has been received.

Only applicants whose previous experience and qualifications closely match the requirements of the position will be contacted.