Credit Controller (Construction Sector)

About the role

A leading Kenyan developer of retail concepts and interiors is recruiting a Credit Controller for its Finance team in Nairobi. The role manages the end-to-end order-to-cash cycle, covering accurate billing, credit control and collections, credit risk management, customer reconciliations and compliance with Kenyan tax requirements, helping protect the company's working capital and cash flow.

Key responsibilities

• Manage customer billing and invoicing accurately and on time, based on contracts, LPOs, delivery notes, milestones and approved variations.
• Drive debt collection, manage the debtors' ageing and achieve monthly collection targets.
• Assess customer creditworthiness, recommend credit limits and payment terms, and monitor customer exposure.
• Perform customer account reconciliations and track retentions, advances, guarantees, contract variations and certified project values.
• Ensure compliance with Kenyan tax requirements, including VAT, eTIMS, withholding VAT, withholding tax and iTax.
• Prepare debtors' ageing, collections, DSO, cash-flow and other receivables reports for management.
• Deputize for the Head of Finance during their absence and support month-end close, management accounts, budgeting and cash-flow forecasting.
• Supervise junior finance staff, maintain finance controls, policies, procedures and segregation of duties, and support internal and external audits.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of Kenyan tax compliance (VAT, eTIMS, withholding tax, iTax).
• Experience in finance functions such as month-end close, management accounts, cash-flow forecasting and statutory compliance.
• Good understanding of IFRS 15 and IFRS 9; experience in a project-based industry is an added advantage.

Required skills

• Strong working knowledge of ERP/accounting systems.
• Advanced Excel, including Pivot Tables, lookups, reconciliations and reporting.
• Analytical, communication and organisational skills.

What we offer

• Monthly gross salary of KSH 100,000 - 120,000.
• Medical cover.