Credit Control Officer
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Media General Ghana is hiring a proactive Credit Control Officer in Accra to manage credit risk, accelerate debt recovery, and maintain healthy cash flow across its media platforms. The role involves following up on aged debts, updating client records, meeting weekly targets, and building strong relationships with advertising agencies and corporate clients. Candidates need a degree in Accounting/Finance, part qualification in a professional accounting body, and at least 3 years' experience.
- Mid-level role in the Finance team at a leading Ghanaian media group
- Focus on managing aged debts between 180 and 360 days
- Requires degree in Accounting/Finance plus part professional qualification
- At least 3 years' relevant working experience needed
- Media industry experience is an added advantage
- Apply through Media General's official application page
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Original source description
Negotiable
Vacancies
1
07 Sep 2026
Job Type
Full-time
Accra, Greater Accra
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Job Description
About the Role
Media General is seeking a proactive, detail-oriented, and results-driven Credit Control Officer to join its Finance team in Accra. In this mid-level role, the successful candidate will play a crucial part in maintaining the financial health of the organization by managing credit risk, accelerating debt recovery, and ensuring healthy cash flow across the group's diverse media platforms, working closely with the Commercial and Sales teams and building professional relationships with advertising agencies, corporate clients, and individual partners to ensure timely collections while preserving positive commercial partnerships.
Responsibilities
- Follow up on clients' debts that are aged between 180 and 360 days.
- Update clients' records with changes identified during the course of collecting debts.
- Report on assigned targets weekly based on a set weekly target.
- Collect all such debts and pay same to the cashier on a daily basis.
- Collect all withholding tax certificates relating to debtors under your control on a monthly basis and report on same.
- Make visits to clients who are delaying in paying until they have paid.
- Assist in the preparation of the monthly receipt analysis.
Requirements
A Degree in Accounting/Finance plus part qualification in a professional accounting body (CA, ACCA, CIMA) and at least 3 years' working experience.
Experience
- in media is an added advantage.
- Ability to effectively use digital tools and accounting systems to manage credit control activities and receivables.
- Understanding of the end-to-end accounts receivable process.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including management.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills; ability to prioritise and multitask.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Intermediate computer software skills, including Excel and accounting packages.
- How to Apply
- Apply through Media General's official application page.
- Skills
- Accounting
- ACCA
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- 07 Sep 2026
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- Full-time
- Accra, Greater Accra
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- Media General Ghana
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