Credit Controller

Step into a Credit Controller role in Pinetown and make your mark across KwaZulu-Natal. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.

The Role

The Credit Controller position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across KwaZulu-Natal. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Pinetown and across the finance jobs space.

In addition, the role suits a candidate who values consistency and clear communication. The Pinetown operation runs on accurate work, steady relationships and a genuine respect for the people in the team.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Credit Controller is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in KwaZulu-Natal is consistently high and consistently fair.

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

Diverse teams build stronger workplaces. Applications are welcome from candidates of every background, language and community across KwaZulu-Natal, and recruitment is fair, transparent and aligned with the EE Act.

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.

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

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

Working in Pinetown

Working in Pinetown means a place within the Pietermaritzburg administrative centre, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the KwaZulu-Natal region, and the Pinetown office benefits from those long-standing connections.

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 Pinetown.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal.

Many candidates already living within reach of Pinetown cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local KwaZulu-Natal economy.

What We Offer

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

Beyond that, 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 Pinetown keep progressing.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Pinetown 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 KwaZulu-Natal.

Day in the Life

Most days begin by working through your inbox, prioritising urgent supplier or audit queries before settling into the books. You move between reconciliations, journal entries and review meetings, breaking out spreadsheets when something doesn’t tie up. Mid-morning calls with operations or sales help you understand the numbers behind the numbers, and the afternoon is usually given to deeper work: management reports, tax submissions or supporting a junior with a tricky reconciliation. By the time you log off, you have nudged the business closer to a clean month-end.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Pinetown.

Importantly, the Pinetown office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

Practically speaking, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when KwaZulu-Natal operations throw up the unexpected.

The Environment

Importantly, 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.

Beyond that, 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 Pinetown site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

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

Your Role

• Support the year-end audit by preparing requested working papers
• Review expense claims against company policy and approval limits
• Maintain the fixed asset register and process monthly depreciation
• Process payment runs and resolve supplier queries timeously
• Monitor debtors’ age analysis and follow up on overdue accounts
• Implement and monitor internal controls to mitigate financial risk
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis to support business decisions
• Maintain accurate general ledger entries and trial balance integrity

Who We’re Looking For

• Hands-on experience with Sage, Pastel, SAP or Xero
• Clear credit and criminal record
• Good written and verbal communication with non-finance stakeholders
• Ability to meet tight reporting deadlines under pressure
• Awareness of B-BBEE financial reporting requirements
• Working towards SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA designation is preferred
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups

On top of that, if most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.