My client a business support services
company is in need of a Receivables Clerk.
Responsibilities
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.