Accounts Coordinator (Manufacturing)

Accounts Coordinator (Colorants / Manufacturing / Chemical / Industrial) – Johannesburg

R 25 000 to R28 000 P/M (Including Benefits)

Global Manufacturing concern is seeking the expertise of a dynamic Accounts Coordinator to join their team.

Main Purpose of the Role:

The Accounts Coordinator is responsible for keeping record of financial transactions and controlling credit and collection activities to ensure an acceptable level of risk is maintained, repayments are made on time, losses are kept to a minimum, and monies collected in a timely manner. Reconciles and balances accounts. Assists in Treasury activities of the company to achieve short and long-term business objectives.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Accounting
• Minimum of 5 years of accounting and/or credit control experience required
• Good communication and organizational skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• ·        Experience working with SAGE x3 or similar preferred

Key Responsibilities:

• Investigate credit standing of new customers and review existing customers
• Follow up collection of accounts in accordance with terms
• Maintain debtor’s ledger to ensure it accurately reflects the position of each credit account
• Ensure specific measures are taken where unacceptable overdue accounts exist
• Monitor and regularly review the level of arrears and ensure adequate collection action is taken where appropriate
• Prepare regular reports on the status of debtors
• Prepare and monitor weekly cash flow statement
• Initiate debtor’s link and aging processes at month end
• Preparation of aging report at month end and calculation of bad debts provision
• Ensure day to day operations are carried out with regards to the company’s banking and other relevant treasury functions to meet the company’s objectives
• Receipt and processing of payments associated with the company’s debtors
• Check and report variations between invoiced amounts and payments received and verify discounts or rebates taken or given
• Maintain discount/rebate approval documentation and relevant banking/treasury reports
• Assist in other relevant functions as directed by Financial Manager that meets the company objectives
• Preparation of bank reconciliation and presentation for FM for sign off
• To analyze and recon GL up to balance sheet for month end reporting
• Assist with financial administration work, credit applications, bank letters, vendor registrations, and other
• Credit notes requisition approval verification before processing of credit notes
• Preparation of weekly credit note reports
• Scan upload and match of POD on system 1A
• Daily extraction of invoices and upload to system 1A
• Statement verification and checks before sending out links to customers by the 3rd day of every month
• Processing journals as requested after approval from FM
• Review monthly reporting of petty cash
• Monthly preparation of actual vs budget expenses before month end

Please email CV’s to Nicole Spamers: