Accounts Receivable Clerk

In this role your will be responsible for maintaining the receivables ledger to ensure timely payments of accounts while retaining the customers goodwill for future sales.

As the Accounts receivable officer your prim
ary responsibilities will include:

• Regular follow up on all outstanding customer accounts

• Daily reconciliation of all customer payments

• Monitoring of accounts for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities ensuring trading terms are adhered to

• Establish and implement procedures for credit control (payment terms, credit limits, account Holds)

• Researching and resolving payment discrepancies

• Maintain customer files to ensure up to date details at all times

• Establishing new accounts in our system following established credit control procedures in a timely manner

• Issuing statements at month end and on request from customers

• Investigate and resolve customer queries

• Processing credit card payments

• Raising credit Adjustments.

• Provide copies of invoices, proof of delivery and statements on request

• Liaising with customer service team in relation to accounts currently on hold

• Liaising with drivers in relation to picking up cheques and or Cash for customers on COD

• Reporting to the Finance Officer weekly on collections, issues

• Maintain the accounts receivables filing system in a neat and orderly manner

• Assisting in invoicing when required

• Providing assistance to other administration staff when required

Your skills

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in Accounts receivable/Credit Control in a fast paced/high-volume environment

• Knowledge and experience with general ledger accounting

• Confidence and the ability to converse with people at all levels, recognising the importance of building effective professional relationships

• Self-motivated with the ability to work well with tight deadlines

• Intermediate MS office skills including word, outlook and excel

• Extremely conscientious with superior time management skills

• Enjoy working in a team environment

• Knowledge and essential skills to manage a debt collection portfolio

• Proven debt collection experience, including references