Credit Controller

Bring your skills as a Credit Controller to East London and join a team that moves fast. This Eastern Cape role is one to watch.

What This Role Involves

The Credit Controller vacancy forms part of how the East London branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the finance jobs side of the business moving forward.

Equally, the successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its East London team on trust, and the Credit Controller role will feel that from week one.

Internal documentation, process notes and shared playbooks make it easier for the Credit Controller to step into the finance jobs workflow quickly. Institutional knowledge is well-organised, so people are not reinventing the wheel from one week to the next.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the finance jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in East London much easier.

Your Workplace

Beyond that, the environment is structured and deadline-driven, with peaks around month-end, year-end and audit cycles. The wider team is collaborative, but focused work is the norm.

In addition, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the East London site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Eastern Cape. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

What We Offer

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in East London contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the finance jobs space in Eastern Cape.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the East London teams.

Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Eastern Cape.

Crucially, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in East London keep progressing.

Diversity and Inclusion

Equally, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in East London.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Eastern Cape.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

Working in East London

East London continues to grow as an employment hub in Eastern Cape, with near the Mthatha regional service centre. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.

Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around East London.

Many candidates already living within reach of East London cite the location as one of the role's quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Eastern Cape economy.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in East London, Eastern Cape.

Core Functions

• Process payment runs and resolve supplier queries timeously
• Capture supplier invoices, journals and bank transactions accurately
• Support the year-end audit by preparing requested working papers
• Assist with VAT, PAYE and provisional tax submissions to SARS
• Maintain the fixed asset register and process monthly depreciation
• Liaise with external auditors, banks and regulatory bodies
• Review expense claims against company policy and approval limits

What You'll Need

• Excellent attention to detail and analytical thinking
• Clear credit and criminal record
• Strong understanding of VAT, PAYE and SARS e-filing
• Understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups
• B.Com or National Diploma in Accounting, Finance or related field

Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.