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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Establish and maintain customer credit accounts and services
   • Lines of credit and other credit facilities are established and communicated to customers
   • Customer payment schedules are monitored
   • Debtors are regularly identified and listed to initiate follow-up action
   • Debt recovery procedures are initiated and if unsuccessful, approval is sought to write off bad debts
2. Maintain customer information system
   • Status of credit accounts is conveyed to customers on a regular basis
   • Statistical returns are prepared displaying actual against anticipated performance
   • Database information regarding products and services sales on credit is maintained
   • Customer queries are dealt with promptly and courteously
   • Security of database and data integrity is maintained

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions can be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

adapting to differences in equipment in accordance with operating procedures applying relevant legislation and workplace procedures communicating effectively with others completing relevant documentation modifying activities depending on operational contingencies, risk situations and environments monitoring and prioritising work activities in terms of planned schedule reading, interpreting and following relevant instructions, procedures and signs reporting and/or rectifying identified problems promptly, in accordance with regulatory requirements and workplace procedures selecting and using relevant computer, communications and office equipment working collaboratively with others working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

Australian and international codes and regulations relevant to freight services, including the Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG) Code and relevant bond, quarantine or other legislative requirements documentation requirements for maintaining customer credit accounts and services information on relevant aspects of credit services, including credit services offered by the workplace, credit account systems, credit ratings and limits, and credit approval policies and procedures methods of payment including letters of credit, cheques, promissory notes, bank drafts operational work systems, equipment, management and site operating systems for maintaining customer credit accounts and services problems that may occur and appropriate action that can be taken to resolve these problems workplace procedures and policies for maintaining customer credit accounts and services.

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