Debtors Clerk

SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Group Credit Manager you will be working in a fast-paced and dynamic office environment.

POSITION INFO:

You will be accountable for the collection of the company’s debtor’s book through regular liaison ensuring that outstanding cash is collected and provide internal departments with the necessary support to ensure sales are realised. Occasional overtime may be necessary. Be willing to periodically travel to customer sites.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Matric
• Credit management 1, 2 and 3
• Minimum of 5 years working experience in a similar environment
• Have previous experience working in a credit control environment
• Knowledge of trade and commerce environment
• Previous experience in the use of Sage ERP accounting is preferable
• Proficient in the use of Excel spreadsheets
• Ability to develop good customer relations
• High level of literacy and numeracy
• High level of accuracy
• Be proactive and focused
• Ability to assume responsibility and act on own initiative
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Pleasant but firm telephone manner when dealing with debtors
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Ability to adhere to deadlines

Key Result Areas:

• Daily follow up on outstanding debt through direct contact with customers
• Providing daily comments on debtor workbooks for accounts worked
• Flagging accounts to identify queries and potential bad debt accounts
• Obtaining daily promises to pay on the debtor workbook
• Negotiating payment arrangements
• Receive remittances and reconcile client payments
• Daily allocation of customer payments on the system
• Opening of new accounts
• Blocking and unblocking of accounts
• Providing system-generated proforma’s
• Sending out customer invoices and statements
• Reconciling customer accounts
• Resolving customer account queries
• Preparing journals to correct accounting transactions
• Preparing credit notes for settlement discounts and financial credits

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