Tony Thomas, Credit Controller

Tony Thomas

Credit Controller

SGS Gulf Limited

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Bachelor's degree, Commerce
Experience
18 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 5 Months

Credit Controller at SGS Gulf Limited
  • United Arab Emirates
  • August 2008 to August 2020

 Responsible for the Debt Collection for all Arabian Peninsula Affiliates- UAE, KSA, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait.
 Liaise closely with and work with the Finance Controller in the development of short and long term goals and objectives for the Credit Section
 Closely monitor and support Credit Control functions and work proactively to eliminate potential risks
 Evaluate current policies and research options for improving them
 To assist the Finance Controller by exercising such duties as may be delegated from time to time
 Address issues and concerns raised by the Credit team and the firm and escalate them to the Finance Controller if/when necessary
 Coordinate tasks among team members of Arabian Peninsula Affiliates, supervise and follow up on their progress
 Provide the Business Managers with Monthly Ageing Report
 Update Finance Controller & Business Managers with Monthly Collections
 To review credit application of a new client
 Issue monthly Statement of Account to all international clients of Arabian Peninsula
 Follow up by telephone calls and email on collection with clients
 Monitor Cheque / Cash collections locally and arrange for the deposits to bank
 Monthly Provision for Bad Debts Calculation - IFRS9
 Establish, develop and maintain sound working relationship with customers

Credit Control Executive at M/s Al Futtaim Bodycote Materials Testing Services LLC
  • July 2003 to July 2008

Nature of Company : Materials Testing Services in UAE and other GCC countries
Summary of jobs handled
Credit Control Executive - Accounting Dept.
* Control credit and collection of the company
* Approve and review credit application of a new client
* Schedule and doing monthly reporting of all the collection
* Review all documents of the following prospective creditors
* Monitors payments received from customers against debtors invoices issued
* Manage, control and report on the invoice query management system
* Establish, develop and maintain sound working relationship with customers
* Issue monthly statements in accordance with department policy
* Contact debtors by phone, letter or conduct meetings to identify reasons for non- payment
* Project and monitor cash receipts and provide constructive management report
Accounts Payable Clerk - Accounting Dept.
* Scheduling and processing of accounts payment
* Perform monthly reconciling of payments
* Reporting monthly, quarterly and yearly
* Monitoring weekly cash disbursement
Cash Custodian / Cashier - Accounting Dept.
* Handling petty cash and checks disbursements and schedule of employee’s cash advances.

Office coordinator at M/s Al Futtaim Tarmac Laboratories
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2002 to July 2003

Doing letter correspondence, quotations
* Handling incoming/outgoing documents
* Receiving in-coming telephone inquiries
* In-charge in administrative files, office supplies and revolving funds of the department

Education

Bachelor's degree, Commerce
  • at Mahatma Gandhi University
  • January 2000

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Specialties & Skills

Credit Control
ACCOUNTANCY
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
CASHIER
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
MEETING FACILITATION
MONITORS
RECONCILING
REPORTS

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