DEBTORS CLERK
R18 000 – R14 000 Neg
A well established and reputable FMCG company based in Montague Gardens seeks an experienced and deadline driven Debtors Clerk to join their financial team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 – 4 years’ experience.
You will be responsible for the full debtor’s function of the company:
• Debtor’s control, reconciliation and collections
• Provide accounts information to management
• Timely and effective collection of all debts and customer payments
• Maintain contact with external (customers and depots) and internal (finance, dispatch and sales) to ensure invoices are clear for payment
• Resolve queries both internally (finance, dispatch and sales) and externally (customers and depots) around outstanding invoices, claims processing, age analysis and follow up
• Post and allocate daily receipts
• Post and email debtors’ statements monthly
• Post breakdown of journals to debtors’ deductions
• Upload invoices and statements
• Download invoices, remittances and claims
• Apply payments & credit notes
• Releasing of orders
• Follow up on short payments
• Opening of new accounts
• Full duties of a Debtors Clerk
• Reconciliations of debtors accounts every month
• Resolving queries and filing
• Reviewing of overdue accounts of clients
• Negotiating payment plans
• Capturing of invoices
• Receive remittances and recon thereof
• Opening of new accounts
• Submitting invoices and statements
• Preparing credit notes
• Monitoring of slow-moving accounts
• Listening carefully to the situations and issues related to debtors
• Completion of month end processes
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Requirements:
• Matric
• Certificate / Diploma in Accounts
• 3 - 4 years’ experience in a debtor’s clerk role
• Computer Literacy – MS Office & Pastel
Skills:
• Good understanding of accounting principles
• Good relationship building skills
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Team player and deadline driven
• Meticulous attention to detail
