Cape Town Region: Hospitality Debtors Manager – Luxury Hospitality Group – Cape Town | Sl posted by Kendrick Recruitment

⭐ NEW Hospitality Finance Vacancy – Debtors Manager – Cape Town / National Office Debtors Manager – Accounts Receivable / Credit & Collections ➡️ Full-time, live-out role | Salary: R30,000 – R40,000 (based on experience) benefits Kendrick Recruitment is seeking an experienced Debtors Manager for a leading safari-lodge and travel-hospitality group. This position is crucial to managing the company’s credit control, cash flow, and accounts receivable — ensuring financial health and compliance across the group’s operations. Primary Purpose To manage the company’s debtor ledger and credit control function, ensuring timely collection of outstanding balances, minimising credit risk, maintaining accurate accounts receivable databases, and supporting financial reporting and cash flow stability. Key Responsibilities Develop, implement and maintain credit and billing policies and procedures, ensuring these are communicated and adhered to across relevant departments. Manage the full debtor lifecycle: review and approve credit applications, conduct creditworthiness assessments, set and review credit limits. Monitor customer accounts and payment behaviour, follow up on overdue accounts, negotiate payment arrangements where necessary. Oversee billing, invoicing and credit-note approval processes, investigating and resolving billing discrepancies or disputes. Maintain and update the debtors database: customer details, account statuses, banking/beneficiary information, linking accounts accurately, clean-up of inactive accounts. Produce regular credit-management reports and cash-flow projections; reconcile accounts receivable to general ledger. Manage a team (if applicable) within the debtors/credit control division; provide leadership, coaching, and performance management. Ensure compliance with relevant legal frameworks (credit regulation, company policy), company procedures, and maintain accurate audit-ready records. Liaise with operations, sales and finance departments to coordinate billing terms, manage credit risk, handle account queries and support overall financial control Minimum Requirements & Skills Tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting, or related field — essential Minimum 5 years’ relevant experience in credit control / accounts receivable management with track record in collections, credit assessment and team oversight. MUST HAVE HOSPITALITY-BASED EXPERIENCE! Essential Strong analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills — ability to liaise with clients and internal stakeholders professionally High level of organisation, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple accounts / deadlines effectively Competency in accounting software / ERP systems / database management and strong Excel / MS Office literacy Strong leadership and team management skills (if supervising staff) Package Competitive salary — negotiable based on experience Formal employment within a respected hospitality & safari group Opportunity to work in a dynamic, high-profile travel/hospitality environment To Apply Please submit your CV and contactable references ASAP! Please Note: If you do not receive feedback within 7 working days, kindly consider your application unsuccessful.