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
