Billing and Accounts Receivable Manager
Location: Lekki Phase 1, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Outline
- A Biling and Accounts Receivable Manager is responsible for managing a team that recovers unpaid debt/money/outstanding owed to the organization.
- The debts may be fromeither business (commercial collection) or individuals (consumer collection). The credit function plays a vitalrole in the finance department to ensure that invoices are paid on time to assist the organization.
Typical Job Duities and Responsibilities
Biling and Accounts Receivable Manager will perform a wide range ofduties and responsibilities. These may include, but are not limited to:
- Managinga team of Credit Control Officers
- Formulation of the company's credit policy to mitigate unnecessary risk
- Reviewingcredit applications and credit references to set credit limits and ensure credit worthiness
- Preparing journal entries, credit notes and assisting with month end
- Review and report on Aged Debtors
- Regularly meet and negotiate terms with third party debt collection agencies
- Manage write-offs, bad debt provisions and setting up of payment plans
- Assisting the broader accounts team
- Regularly reviewing the process and procedures to reduce debtor days
Skills and Attributes
The more common skills andattributes that are needed for this role may include:
- Previous experience ofend-to-end Billingand accounts receivable processes
- At least 5 years’ experience in Credit and receivables and accounting domain
- Working knowledge of Credit law
- Staff management experience
- Accounting and reconciliation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills especially during difficult customer negotiations
- Ability to build relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to multi-task
- Intermediate computer software skills, including Excel and other accounting packages.
Application Closing Date
31st October, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@cobranet.ng using the Job Title as the subject of the email
Note: Only qualified candidates will be contacted.