Finance Specialist - Credit Control
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Seven Up Bottling Company Limited is hiring a Finance Specialist - Credit Control in Lagos on a full-time basis. The role focuses on managing customer credit and accounts receivable to optimize cash flow, minimize credit risk, and ensure timely collections. Responsibilities include credit assessment, collections management, account reconciliation, dispute resolution, and reporting within the FMCG industry.
- Full-time role in Lagos within the FMCG sector
- Manages credit risk, receivables, and collections
- Requires collaboration with Sales, Logistics, and Finance
- Focus on DSO, aging reports, and bad debt reduction
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Finance Specialist - Credit Control at Seven Up Bottling Company Limited ⏲ Sep 1, 2026, 9:02 AM ⋕ View all Banking & Financial Services jobs Seven-Up Bottling Company Limited is one of the largest manufacturing companies in Nigeria, producing and distributing some of the nation’s most- loved beverages in the country like; Pepsi, 7Up, Mirinda, Teem, Mountain Dew, H2oH!, Lipton Ice Tea and Aquafina premium drinking water. SBC has recently entered into Home & Personal Care category with the 2SURE brand and launched its first product, a Hand & Surface Sanitizer. Seven Up boasts of nine bottling plants with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities strategically located across various regions in the country. We are recruiting to fill the position below: Job Title: Finance Specialist - Credit Control Location: Lagos Employment Type: Full-time Industry: FMCG Role Summary The Finance Specialist – Credit Control is responsible for managing the company’s customer credit and accounts receivable portfolio to optimize cash flow, minimize credit risk, and ensure timely collection of outstanding receivables. The role will oversee customer credit assessment, credit limit management, collections, account reconciliation, dispute resolution, and receivables reporting, while partnering closely with Sales, Logistics, Customer Service, and other stakeholders to maintain healthy working capital and minimize bad debt exposure. Key Responsibilities: Credit Risk & Customer Account Management: Monitor customer credit utilization against approved limits and recommend adjustments based on risk and payment performance. Review customer payment history, outstanding exposure, financial information, and trading patterns to identify potential credit risks. Recommend appropriate actions for high-risk, delinquent, or non-compliant accounts, including credit holds, revised terms, escalation, or legal recovery. Ensure compliance with approved credit policies, procedures, and delegated approval limits. Evaluate new and existing customers’ creditworthiness and recommend appropriate credit limits, payment terms, and risk classifications. Receivables & Collections Management: Track collection commitments and ensure timely follow-up until outstanding balances are resolved. Develop and execute collection plans for overdue accounts, prioritizing high-value and high-risk exposures. Monitor customer accounts and AR aging reports to drive timely collection of outstanding receivables. Monitor Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), overdue receivables, collection efficiency, and other working capital indicators. Engage distributors, customers, and relevant internal stakeholders to resolve outstanding balances and accelerate cash collection. Customer Account Reconciliation & Cash Application: Review and resolve unapplied cash, short payments, deductions, credit notes, claims, and billing discrepancies. Investigate unusual movements, aged balances, and discrepancies and coordinate resolution with relevant stakeholders. Ensure customer payments are accurately and promptly allocated to the relevant invoices/accounts. Perform daily and monthly reconciliation of customer accounts, ensuring accuracy and completeness of receivable balances. Dispute & Deduction Management: Track disputed invoices and deductions through to resolution to prevent valid receivables from becoming overdue. Partner with Sales, Logistics, Customer Service, and other functions to resolve customer disputes relating to pricing, promotions, deliveries, returns, shortages, damages, and invoicing. Identify recurring causes of customer disputes and recommend process improvements to reduce future occurrences. Reporting & Financial Analysis: Prepare and analyze weekly and monthly AR aging, collections, overdue receivables, and cash collection forecasts. Provide insights into customer payment trends, credit exposure, collection performance, and potential bad debt risks. Provide regular reports and recommendations to Finance management to support decision-making and improve working capital performance. Support the preparation and review of bad debt provisions and doubtful receivables where applicable. Track key credit-control and working capital KPIs, including DSO, overdue percentage, collection rate, credit utilization, and bad debt exposure. Process & Internal Control: Identify control gaps and recommend improvements to credit and receivables processes. Ensure adherence to finance policies, internal controls, audit requirements, and relevant accounting principles. Support internal and external audit activities relating to accounts receivable and credit control. Ensure accurate and timely maintenance of customer master data, credit limits, payment terms, and account records within the ERP system. Cross-functional Collaboration: Provide Finance and commercial stakeholders with visibility into customer credit exposure and collection risks. Work closely with Sales, Logistics, Customer Service, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to resolve issues affecting collections and customer account balances. Support commercial decisions by providing relevant insights on customer creditworthiness, payment behavior, and outstanding exposure. Key Requirements: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret customer account and financial data. 2 - 5 years of relevant experience: in Credit Control, Accounts Receivable, Order-to-Cash, or Receivables Management, preferably within FMCG, manufacturing, distribution, or a high-volume commercial environment. Strong negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Strong understanding of credit management, accounts receivable, collections, reconciliation, and working capital management. Ability to manage multiple customer accounts, prioritize high-risk exposures, and work effectively in a fast-paced environment. Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, or equivalent is an added advantage. Hands-on experience: with ERP systems, preferably SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar platforms. Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field. Good understanding of accounting principles, internal controls, and financial reporting. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, lookups, data analysis, and financial reporting. How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: Careers@sevenup.org using the Job Title as the subject of the email. Application Deadline: 16th September, 2026. View all Jobs in Nigeria Lagos State