- The Accounts Receivable Clerk will be responsible for managing debtor accounts, ensuring timely payment cycles, and maintaining accurate reconciliations.
- The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication to support branch managers and the finance team in reducing overdue accounts and improving cash flow while reducing risk to the business.
Key Role and Responsibilities
- Daily follow-up on payments due and reduction of overdue debtor accounts.
- Meeting weekly and monthly deadlines for reporting, reconciliations, and financial submissions.
- Preparing and presenting age analysis reports in weekly branch meetings (Teams-based).
- Providing account reconciliations upon request.
- Attending customer queries and requests timeously, including monthly statements.
- Investigating and submitting credit requests accurately and promptly.
- Allocating payments received daily according to remittances or reconciliations.
- Managing monthly contract sales billing and storage billing, ensuring accuracy.
- Maintaining master data for customers on ERP and Freight Management systems.
- Attending customer meetings to resolve queries and disputes.
- Ensuring audit controls and compliance with internal processes.
- Performing ad hoc duties in the Finance Department as required.
- Continuous improvement including projects to address inefficiencies and training programs to align skill sets to the business requirements