Credit Control Officer

• PositionCredit Control Officer
• CompanyBiyinzika Poultry Uganda Limited
• LocationBPU Head Office, Nakawa Business Park, Kampala
• Job TypePermanent
• CategoryAccounting & Finance Jobs in Uganda
• IndustryAgribusiness (Poultry)
• DepartmentFinance (reports to the Credit Controller)
• DeadlineFriday, 6 November 2026

Biyinzika Poultry Uganda Limited (BPU) is an integrated poultry company founded in 1990. It produces and supplies day-old chicks, scientifically formulated poultry feeds, veterinary products and poultry equipment to commercial and smallholder farmers across Uganda.

The business runs breeding farms, a feed mill and an abattoir, and its consumer brand, Pearl Chicken, supplies hygienic, high quality chicken to shoppers. BPU serves farmers through a retail and branch network, with its head office at Plot 3-5, New Portbell Road, Nakawa Business Park, Block C, Level 5, Kampala.

Biyinzika recruits through its own careers portal and states clearly that it does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

The Credit Control Officer sits in the finance team at BPU Head Office and reports to the Credit Controller. Your core job is to make sure customers trade within approved credit limits and that goods are issued only against available credit or deposits. You will monitor daily customer balances, chase overdue accounts, coordinate collections and make sure payments are correctly allocated and customer accounts reconciled.

The role balances sales support with cash protection. You will keep customer master data current, prepare weekly and monthly reports on receivables, overdue accounts and credit exposure, recommend customers for credit limit reviews, and work with the sales team to resolve disputes that hold up collections. It suits a finance professional who is comfortable with ERP systems such as Navision, enjoys negotiation, and wants to work in Uganda’s poultry and agribusiness sector.

• Review customer accounts and ensure adherence to approved credit limits.
• Monitor daily customer balances and ensure goods are issued against available credit or deposit.
• Follow up with customers on overdue accounts and coordinate debt collection efforts.
• Ensure accurate allocation of payments and reconciliation of customer accounts.
• Maintain updated customer master data including credit limits, terms and contacts.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports on receivables, overdue accounts and credit exposure.
• Recommend customers for credit limit review based on payment history and exposure.
• Liaise with sales to resolve customer disputes impacting collections.
• Enforce credit policy and escalate risks to supervisors as required.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.
• Safeguard company receivables and cash flow.
• Ensure timely collection and proper application of receipts.

Required Education

• Bachelor of Commerce or Business Administration (Accounting/Finance).
• ACCA or CPA Level 2 is an additional advantage.

Work Experience

• 3 to 4 years’ experience in credit control, accounts receivable, collections, recovery or related roles.

Additional Requirements

• Demonstrated behaviours: common purpose, open communication, setting and achieving targets, sense of urgency and agility, accountability, effective collaboration, result-driven mindset, trust and mutual respect, customer focus, innovation and continuous learning, and a sense of belonging.

Technical Skills

• Accounting and reconciliation: strong accounting and reconciliation skills.
• Credit risk: knowledge of credit risk and customer analysis.
• Systems: proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP systems such as Navision.

Soft Skills

• Analytical thinking: strong analytical skills.
• Communication: clear communication with customers and the sales team.
• Negotiation: negotiating payment plans and collections.

The advert states the role is permanent. Other benefits are not stated in the advert.

• Permanent role at the head office of one of Uganda’s best known integrated poultry companies.
• Direct exposure to credit risk, receivables and cash flow management in a large distribution business.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Navision strengthens your finance CV.
• You work closely with sales, so you learn how credit decisions drive revenue.
• ACCA or CPA Level 2 is an advantage, not a barrier, so part-qualified accountants can compete.
• Biyinzika runs a transparent online application with no fees at any stage.
• Agribusiness finance experience is in demand across feeds, food processing and FMCG companies.

Apply online through the Biyinzika Poultry recruitment portal: recruitment.biyinzika.co.ug. The portal asks for your details, your experience and a CV in PDF format; a cover letter is optional. Applications close on Friday, 6 November 2026.

• Have your CV ready as a PDF before you open the portal, as the application asks for it.
• Show your 3 to 4 years in credit control, receivables or collections with figures such as debtor book size or days sales outstanding you improved.
• Mention Navision or any other ERP you have used, since the advert names it.
• State your ACCA or CPA progress if you have reached Level 2 or beyond.
• Give examples of resolving customer disputes with sales teams to protect collections.
• The portal takes about 5 to 8 minutes, so apply well before 6 November 2026.