Position: Accounts Receivables Accountant
Location:
Nairobi
Reports to:
Financial Controller
Our client, PERNOD
RICARD is a worldwide co-leader in the wines and spirits industry. They are
seeking to recruit an Accounts
Receivables Accountant to join their team.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Receivables Management
Coordinate with
Operations, Commercial, Marketing, HR and IT to ensure productive relationships
with internal and external stakeholders are maintained
Responsibilities
Best Practice accounts
receivables
- Quick and proper allocation of customer receipts
into customer accounts maintaining a clean aging statement by customer
- Timely posting of customer claims for allowances
& discounts and ensuring customers utilise them
- Quarterly customer account reconciliations between
customer statement and balance in Navision
- Quarterly Reconciliation between customer sub
ledger and the general ledger
- Debtors ageing analysis report is reviewed weekly
and monthly.
- Follow up on nearing due and past due invoices as
per credit policy through email and phone calls.
- Update weekly cheques collections tracker and
ensure all cheques are diligently banked when due
- Facilitate collections from overdue accounts
- Maintain accounts receivable files and records
- Onboarding of new customers ensuring that all KYC
and due diligence is performed
- Customer visits
- Debt collection; performing follow ups and
engaging CRB Metropol on doubtful debts
Month-End processes
- Proper booking of journals and accruals for
Allowances and Discounts
- Print and ensure consistent filing and
authorization of monthly journals
- Assist in stock take and ensure reconciliation is
signed off.
Financial Reporting
- Accurate and timely processing of output VAT for
purposes of filing and payment.
- Regular VAT reconciliation between GL and KRA VAT
3 file.
- Preparation and elaboration of Monthly receivables
dashboard
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or
similar
- 2- 3 years’ experience in Accounts receivable role
or similar financial role
- Keen to understand and follow Corporate
Policies/Procedures and Internal Controls,
- Experience with Legal, Taxation & Compliance
Issues,
- Understanding of Accounting Principles & Standards,
- Management Information Skills
- Planning and Organising Skills
- Effective Decision Making,
- Team-Work and strong communication skills
How to Apply
To apply send your CV
to recruit@flexi-personnel.comby 30th January 2022. Indicating
Accounts Receivables Accountant as the email subject.
NB: Flexi
Personnel does not charge candidates for job placement
