Hervé Kibassa

Senior Credit Controller with Management Experience

Salford, England, United Kingdom

About

Experienced Credit Control Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the staffing and recruiting industry. Skilled in Research, Management, Customer Service, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Strong accounting professional with a Sociology and Media Studies focused in Social Sciences, Media and Communications from Brunel University.

Experience

  • Rebate Collections at ISS Facility Services UK
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Play a key role in the overall delivery of service to the UK Business including Intercompany and Rebate Billing, Cash Application and Rebate Collection.

  • AR Associate - France and Canada at Bibliotheca
    Nov 2023 - Jul 2024 · 9 mos

    As an AR Associate at Bibliotheca, I actively manage accounts, collaborating with the French and Canadian Sales and Project Management team to achieve monthly debt reduction goals and minimize debtor days. Reporting to the AR Manager, I maintain end-to-end ownership of the ledger in multiple currencies, emphasizing strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. My responsibilities include reconciling the ledger, allocating daily payments to reduce unallocated cash, reconciling accounts, and applying credits judiciously. I am a point of contact for daily queries, ensuring financial accuracy in a dynamic environment. In this diverse and collaborative corporate culture that values action, I contribute to the release of orders, I review credit limits, liaise with internal departments, and send monthly reports to provide a comprehensive overview of financial performance.

  • French Credit Controller at Funko
    Feb 2023 - Oct 2023 · 9 mos

    I work in a diverse and collaborative culture that values action and FUN! I also manage the release of orders while balancing credit risk and supporting business growth, review credit limits for accounts, liaise with internal departments, send monthly statements to customers, proactively chase for timely payments, maintain communication with customers via email and phone, follow internal processes to resolve issues, reduce bad debt, update systems and shared spreadsheets, and handle phone payments.

  • Credit Controller at Live Nation Entertainment
    Oct 2022 - Feb 2023 · 5 mos

  • Credit Control Manager at Oyster Partnership
    Oct 2019 - Oct 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo