Job Description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:  

 

Manage the Companies Credit Facilities Terms & Conditions. This role plays a major role in maximizing revenue & mitigating credit risk.  Collaboration with our Sales & Logistics departments to implement an effective credit control system.  Great interaction with customers to ensure their needs are met and their credit fits in with the current risk portfolio.

 

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCES:

 

• Certificate or Diploma in Accounting, with 2-3 years experience in Accounts Receivable; OR Grade 12 with 5 years experience in more than one relevant job in Accounts Receivable.

 

Preferred Advantageous:

 

• Experience in a FMCG environment.
• SAP experience would be an advantage.

 

 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

 

• Ensure prompt payments are received from Key Accounts & cleared correctly accordingly to their Remittances, received.
• Key account Remittances to be emailed on time to ensure upload of remittance onto SAP.
• Investigate any variances on allocated Key Accounts & ensure claims are processed & cleared on time.
• Opening of new store accounts for the Key Accounts as allocated.
• Manage & Process invalid price claims for the Key Accounts as allocated.
• Ensure all payments had been cleared.
• Pull open items from SAP per Key Account & Reconcile.
• Reconciling:  Identify/classify the amounts making up the outstanding Total.  For example Invoices due next payment period, outstanding claims, unused credits, un-paid invoices & last-day deliveries.
• All recons are to be done monthly on the 13th day of each month.
• Management of External Accounts & Sundry Accounts
• Process and clear remittances of accounts.
• Ensure that outstanding invoices are sent to customers after clearing of payment to ensure 30 days after the date of statement payments.
• Send out SAP statements to ensure prompt payments – 30 days from date of statement.
• Manage payment terms and credit limits.
• Perform prompt processing of claims on external accounts to assist correct calculation of daily cash flow.
• Manage & Process invalid price claims for the External Accounts as allocated.
• Clear Debit/Credit where needed.
• Ensure that daily banks are cleared by 11 am – Daily
• Opening of new accounts for the External Accounts as allocated
• Ensure prompt credits from customer claims are processed within 72 hours of delivery.
• Ensure due credits from customer claims and invoices are correctly and accurately processed.
• Follow-up with Sales Reps on a daily basis on outstanding ullage claims.
• Verify price claims with Key Accounts Manager to identify valid & invalid price claims.
• Process credits on Valid Price Claims.
• Collect back payments on In-Valid Claims.
• Compile Daily outstanding POD list for Windhoek Depot plus send it to the Debtor’s Accountant & Depot
• Compile Weekly outstanding POD list for all outside Depots including the agencies plus sending it to Debtors Accountant & relevant Depot/Agency.
• Compile the Weekly Credit Note Audit check.  Send out to relevant Depot/Agency and get signed off by Depot/Agency manager.
• Attend to related queries accurately and on time.
• Provide excellent internal and external customer services.

 

 

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

 

• Written communication
• Proactive thinking
• Learning Ability
• Problem Solving
• Technical/professional expertise
• Assertive communication
• Attention to detail
• Numerical skills

 

Closing date: 16 August 2023

How to Apply

Job Categories: Accounting Jobs. Job Types: Full Time.

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