Responsibilities
The Receivables Clerk will provide assistance to the Finance department to secure revenues including Invoicing, Accounts Receivable and Cash Receipts Processing.
Key duties and responsibilities of the Receivable Clerk shall be to:
Post customer payments by recording cash, cheques, and credit transactions
Post revenues by creating, verifying and entering invoice transactions
Update receivables by running unpaid invoice and receivables aging reports
Maintain accounting records related to revenue and receivables via sales invoices, sales orders and journal entries
Set up and send payment reminders and delinquency notices to customers
Resolve valid or authorized deductions by entering adjusting entries
Summarize receivables by creating and analyzing monthly receivables aging reports and ensuring overall credit portfolio health
Investigate and resolve collection issues by examining and following up on customer payment plans, payment history and coordinating collection with field officers, area managers and the sales and operations department
Other duties include
Verifying customer accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions
Maintaining ledgers by verifying and posting accounts receivable transactions
Maintaining reports for filing VAT returns by calculating VAT on issued invoices
Proactively look for operational efficiencies and policy and procedural enhancements to improve internal controls
Help develop and maintain the file system and procedure manuals related to customer credit, payment reporting and tracking
Maintain customer relationships and strong collections
Requirements
At least 1 year experience working within a finance, accounts or collections department
Good understanding of receivables, credit and accounting framework processes and procedures
Minimum of CPA Part 1 or ACCA Part 1 or other accounting designation
High Proficiency in computer software including Office (Excel and Word) and Google (Gmail, Google Docs etc)
Experience working with professional accounting, or enterprise resource planning software
Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail and proven ability to prioritize competing deliverables
Strong interpersonal and communication skills and customer service orientation
Proactive, team player with demonstrated resourcefulness and problem solving capabilities
Enthusiasm for working in an innovative, dynamic and fast paced Start-Up environment
If you believe you qualify for this position, please send your (CV ONLY) and details of your current and expected remuneration to resume@interviewupconsulting.com.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted and please indicate Position Name on Subject Line or application will be rejected.