Finance Operations Specialist
• Identified and collaborated with CFO on forex issues, influencing payment terms of foreign customers and resulting in amendment to agreement which positively impacted cashflow and reduced debtors outstanding balance/s on Zimbabwean clients• Collaborated with IT and system specialist to enable automated system which allowed customers to receive invoices as and when billed, this reduced customer frustration and increased cash flow with more timeous payments • including payment plans in the Promise to pay action allowed us to give the customer a calendar month to make payment • Adapted invoicing as per customers’ requirements thereby making approval from the customers side easier and payments were received on time• Ensuring timeous payments of Customer account book value EUR 11 500MIL• Identified and collaborated with CFO and Finance stakeholders on Forex issues, influencing payment terms of foreign and local customers• Account Reconciliations• Pre-due and Past due customer statements release• Customer onsite and offsite meetings• Handover of uncollectable debt to 3rd party agency• Updating of Customer Master Data • Dispute Case SPOC for Africa Region • Resolving customer queries • Blocking of arrear accounts • Payment allocation from the Bank account to the Customer’s account • Issued credit notes