CHARLES KABERERE
Credit Control Manager
Nairobi,30
Summary
PERSONAL SUMMARY
Like most people in my line of work, I am committed to the numbers, the art of analysis and logical thinking. I am highly experienced in generating growth approaches that result in market penetration. With my intellect, I am disciplined, a strategic planner, able to orchestrate multi-task, organize and lead a dedicated team.
My background is finance, accounting and credit management. I have been recognized as an ingenious problem solver, able to research and capitalize new ideas, plan and assess potential profitability. I identify issues and am mostly able to create systems that clean any mess and raise a company to financial new heights.
It will be my honor to be a team member in your organization and propel it to greater success through my input.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Credit Control Manager
Radiant Group of Hospitals
09.2021 - Current
- Handling directly NHIF Group of accounts with constitutes 60% of the medical claim and revenue
- Direct supervision on key corporate insurances and key focus on LOU’s and mitigating risk and exposures and initiating action plans to improve on the DSO
- Reporting on daily collections/ revenues to the CFO and CEO.
Senior Executive Credit Controller
Polytanks and Containers Kenya Ltd. Mohinani Group of
05.2020 - 09.2021
- Managing AR portfolio accounts collections improving on DSO
- Ensuring Credit Limits are adhered
- Conducting due diligence check and opening new accounts
- Reporting to top management on Cash forecasts and actual achievement against set Targets
Head of Credit
Radiant Group of Hospitals
09.2019 - 05.2020
- Ensuring Insurance Medical claims are settled as per Service Level agreement
- Reviewing accounts receivables monthly balances and setting Monthly Collection Targets
- Liaising with the Chief Finance Officer and CEO on Cash flow projections and implementing action plans to ensure current and long-term cash obligations are meet
- Reporting to the Senior Leadership on Monthly collections
- Managing client corporate client relationship and business growth through supporting and incorporating various health schemes in our portfolio.
Head of Credit Control
General Printers Ltd
01.2017 - 09.2019
- Ensuring that customer credit is managed as per company policy and timely collection of overdue accounts
- Ensuring that customer credit limits are strictly managed as per company policy on collection of overdue accounts
- Ensuring that the monthly AR ledger is reconciled with the GL control accounts within the set deadlines
- Liaising with the Finance manager on banking of cheques received and payments transferred as advised by clients for receipting and proper allocation purposes
- Chasing debt by telephone and email and reducing debtor days
- Ensuring that the debtors aging report is accurate through timely and accurate allocation of payments against invoices
- Ensuring good customer relationship is maintained in the organization
- Responding to clients enquiries regarding their accounts
- Maintain records of all customers in a file (invoices, credit notes, remittance slips, copies of withholding VAT and any manner of correspondences with the customers and ensure that the same is filed system and in order for ease of traceability.
Finance Credit Controller
Bollore Africa Logistics
04.2014 - 09.2016
- Guaranteed timely revenue collection and the constant accurate analysis of client accounts
- Analyzed Exports & Imports client procedures to enhance greater mutual benefits
- Monthly revision of debtors & collection plan to be prepared with the Finance Manager
- Responsible for communication of the collection plan to all Sales Executives/Representatives; receipt of weekly updates on the collection
- Handled the preparation and circulation of reports, e.g
- Weekly collection reports, performance on Collection Efficiency Index (target versus Actual), etc
- Rigorously handled critical customers; ensuring timely payments; engaging Sales reps or deal directly with heads of office if required
- Prioritized the handling and tracking customers directly having over dues greater than 30 days from the due dates; initiate legal recourse for over dues delayed beyond 90 days
- Prudently managed arising and existing disputes to ensure resolution and payment processes.
Finance Billing Controller
East African Breweries Ltd, Diageo Plc Group
04.2007 - 04.2009
- Processed invoices for beer & spirit orders; credit notes for empties; and return orders; using SAP application; from order creation for all distributors
- Tracked orders: picking lists, dispatch notes and goods receipt notes to the final billing
- Processed empties; enabling extra purchases by crediting customer accounts
- Managed cash and credit control functions Assignment in 2012: Generating Customer listings and effecting payments in SAP
- These were key finance functions, which further enabled accurate account allocations
- Mandated to monitor stock movements using SAP for various SKU’s; reconciliations between physical and system stocks
- Reports and Reconciliations: Daily Preparations of a variety of periodical reports & reconciliations:
- In charge of Sales reports generation – highlighted customer daily sales per brand; detailed analysis of reports on a weekly, monthly and year-over-year basis
- Managed rebate Accruals Reconciliation: Comparison of monthly accumulating balances in SAP using ledger balances; scrutinizing & reasoning arising discrepancies; constantly aware of the profit & loss implications; computing relevant bonus payouts to customers upon attainment of certain set targets.
Finance Billing Controller/ Cash Controller
Diageo Group Plc
- Tasked with ensuring Local , intercompany and Exports billing is done
- Assisting in Cash control Banking for Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania at African Service Center
- Assisted in daily banking for customers under Distributor Finance Scheme
- Circulated daily customer account balances and Distributor’s customer listings
- Tasked with billing Distributor empties, invoicing both local & East Africa market sales
- Responsible for Invoicing and archiving accounting documents
- Responsible for distribution of monthly customer statements and daily credit notes through the hauliers.
After Sales Material Control Analyst
General Motors East Africa Ltd, Nesco Services Ltd
05.2005 - 02.2007
- Contracted to work at GMEA in the Production Local Stores &after Sales Warehouse, General Motors East Africa
- Reconciliation of stock take; analysis of stock; Audited receivables, receipts, stock release and sales orders; performed periodic audit verification of vehicle parts & part numbers.
Finance Assistant -Collections & Banking
Kencell Communication Ltd
Nairobi, Nairobi
10.2001 - 04.2005
- Reconciled postpaid customer accounts; processing invoices; maintaining & custody of petty cash; received payments (cash, cheques, credit card); prepped banking slips, payments and detailed reports.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
Project Research Assistant
Population Council
04.2000 - 11.2000
- Under the Bureau of Statistics, undertook computerized data collection training program; conducted household surveys; daily data entry; handled field data collection for adolescents in Nyeri District Case Study.
Sales Executive
MECOL Ltd
05.1999 - 05.2000
- Conducted sales exhibitions, show room, tele-sales, marketing; supervised and ensured timely ordering, invoicing & product delivery; Secured contracts, Prepared Corporate, Institutional & government tendering.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Business Administration
Daystar University, Strathmore University
May 1999, July 1996
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - undefined
Nyeri High School
Nov 1993
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education - undefined
Nyeri Primary School
Nov 1989
Skills
- AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Leadership
- Billing SAP Lead; generating overall SAP Billing F1, F12, F13 accounting period; Successfully achieved leading pretax profits realized in Kenya out of the East Africa Hub
- With my sharpened self-management skills, problem solving and interpersonal skills I increasingly improve my ability to lead with every assigned role
- Customer Service Skills
- Through processing of ordering, delivering and billing, the customer queries handled on a day-to-day basis means high interaction with the various customers through faxes, emails, telephone calls and trade visits
- Accounting & Tax Skills
- Adept and always learning, I process orders, returns and empties there is a method of generating dispatches and invoices which had tax implications (Duty & VAT payments)
- Daily sales analysis and financial reporting skills applied in the preparation of expected reports
- Expertly handled logistics, including tracking picking lists process; dispatch notes for ordered products; billing dispatches; good receipt notes; hourly reports to Logistic Managers to evaluate Vehicle turn-around
- Training & Group Facilitation Skills
- Impelled to drive focus and echo the EABL values, enrolled various sections of highly interdependent associates into a seamless working team
- I blend well in teams, gifted to figure who works well with who, I can motivate committed players
- Information Technology Skills
- Proficient use of SAP
- Skilled at using the auto cat system, recognized worldwide system
- Oracle 11i, OPS/EPR apps; Excel 2007, Outlook 2007, PowerPoint 2007, MS Word 2007
- Credit policy development
- Dispute Resolution
- Payment Negotiations
- Performance Metrics Monitoring
Affiliations
Member Academic Affairs Chairman & University Senate Committee in Daystar (1999-2000)
Daystar University Alumni Association Class ‘99
KASNEB Member CPA II
STRAFA – Strathmore Alumni & Friends Association
Nairobi Business Club
East Africa Breweries Green Team Member
PTA Chairman St. Catherine Girls Machakos 2014
Traveling, Networking and watching documentaries
Annually I do embark on travel within EA countries like Uganda , Ethiopia, Tanzania and locally I do enjoy trave to the coast to enjoy beach holidays.
I also do participate and get engaged in networking forums both virtual and in person where I keep my self updated with the current business trends.
Timeline
Credit Control Manager
Radiant Group of Hospitals
09.2021 - Current
Senior Executive Credit Controller
Polytanks and Containers Kenya Ltd. Mohinani Group of
05.2020 - 09.2021
Head of Credit
Radiant Group of Hospitals
09.2019 - 05.2020
Head of Credit Control
General Printers Ltd
01.2017 - 09.2019
Finance Credit Controller
Bollore Africa Logistics
04.2014 - 09.2016
Finance Billing Controller
East African Breweries Ltd, Diageo Plc Group
04.2007 - 04.2009
After Sales Material Control Analyst
General Motors East Africa Ltd, Nesco Services Ltd
05.2005 - 02.2007
Finance Assistant -Collections & Banking
Kencell Communication Ltd
10.2001 - 04.2005
Project Research Assistant
Population Council
04.2000 - 11.2000
Sales Executive
MECOL Ltd
05.1999 - 05.2000
Finance Billing Controller/ Cash Controller
Diageo Group Plc
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Business Administration
Daystar University, Strathmore University
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - undefined
Nyeri High School
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education - undefined
Nyeri Primary School
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