Accounts Receivable – East Africa
JOB DESCRIPTION
• Timely receipt of customer payments in JDE
as per the remittance advises and in compliance with financial policies and
procedures
• Processing customer claims in a timely
manner, this includes pricing claims, returns, special allowances and rebates
• Weekly reconciliation of Graphic customer
receipts and ensuring that there no un allocated receipts at the end of the
month.
• Monthly circulation of account statement to
all customers
• Ensuring monthly reconciliation of all key
customers.
• Ensure all customer invoices are ETR
compliant and generating monthly Z reports that reconciles to the monthly sales
• Maintaining credit limits in JDE and
ensuring that the same is strictly adhered and in accordance with the company
policy
• Monthly preparation of customers DSO
reports
• Maintain account receivable files customer
files and records.
• Ensuring customer queries are addressed in
a timely manner • Ensuring that GL fully reconciles with AR sub ledger
• Assist Accounting Manager in preparation of
weekly and monthly customer aging reports.
• Weekly review of AR aging to ensure
compliance
• Weekly cash forecasting of customer
payments
• Monitor customer account details for
non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities.
• ICO’s are completed accurately and
timeously i.e. day 3 for AR. Items older than 3 months are resolved;
• Ensures that company internal control
policies and procedures are being adhered to, drives process improvements
throughout the company, implement Highest Priorities and Key Control changes as
required by Internal Audit Report
• Liaise with external auditors, assist
Accounting Manager in preparation of audit requirements, participate in annual
audit stock count
• Implementation of external audit
recommendations
• Ensure strict adherence to the company
credit policy. • Assist in adhoc project management as and when required by the
Accounting Manager.
KEY PERFOMANCE INDICATORS
• General ledger integrity – Ensuring GL is
in tandem with sub ledger
• Successful implementation and adherence to internal controls and external
audit and IT recommendations;
• Timely circulation of customers statements
• Real time posting of customer receipts in JDE
• Effective management of AR and resolution of claims and queries;
• No discrepancies in ICO’s;
• 100% reconciliation for key customers
• Accuracy and completeness of AR cash forecast
Experience
• Minimum 2 years prior work-related
experience within a busy finance department;
• FMCG experience will be added advantage
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
• Compliance: Meets accounting financial standards by monitoring expenditures,
identifying variances, implementing corrective actions;
• Time Management: Effective time management, work efficiently in a demanding,
fast paced environment with tight deadlines;
• Attitude: Must demonstrate initiative, must be able to maintain a positive
working relationship when addressing problems and providing solutions, ability
to communicate effectively with both external (customers and vendors) and
internal customers (finance, sales, manufacturing, human resources, customer
service, marketing and supply chain);
• Key Strengths: Must possess a proactive work ethic, including the ability and
desire to take ownership of process improvement and other projects when
identified, effective problem solver, extremely detailed oriented, ability to
work both independently and in a team environment, strong interpersonal skills,
effective in motivating to achieve top performance.
Qualifications
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION•Bachelor’s Degree in
Accounting or any related business degree
• At least CPA part 2 or ACCA equivalent
• Computer Literacy – Experience in Microsoft Suite (MS Word, Excel Advanced a
must, Outlook and PowerPoint)
How to Apply
• The candidate will meet current employment
equity guidelines. • The candidate will be a good communicator and have
excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills in dealing with the
various departments.
