Accounts Receivables Officer – Manufacturing at Corporate Staffing

Roles and Responsibilities 

Sales Invoicing 

• Prepares, sorts, and ensures that invoices and payment journals are correctly entered into the accounting system (SAP) 
• Prepares local and export customer’s invoices. 
• Processes and generates reminder letters and monthly statements. 
• Reports and reconciles the company’s account at the end of each month. 
• Investigate and resolve queries resulting from non-payment of invoices both internally and externally. 
• Performs sales order creation, price maintenance, and customer account creation 

Credit Control 

• Checks customers’ credit rating and enforces customers’ credit limit.  
• Monitors the company debtors’ balances and follows up with them to ensure prompt payment is made as at when due. 
• Works and adheres to monthly and annual collection targets.
• Allocates payment in accordance with customers’ remittances. 
• Creates and implements Credit Control procedures and policies that ensure timely payments, whilst maintaining a high level of customer retention. 
• Negotiates re-payment plans with customers in line with the company’s credit policies. 
• Reconciles complex accounts that have been escalated from the AR team. 
• Ensures credit and collection policies and procedures are complied with within the company. 
• Develops and presents Monthly Reports (Delivery report, other debtors Schedule, Cash Analyser, VAT output, GIT, Weekly Collection report). 
• Conducts monthly reconciliation of foreign exchange. 

Integrated Management System 

• Documents, implements, and maintains the requirements of the Quality, Food Safety, Environment, Health, and Safety management systems

Qualifications:  

• Minimum of a First Degree in Accounting or its equivalent 
• At least 5 years post-qualification experience in the same role
• Working knowledge of SAP software is key
• Relevant certification from a reputable professional institution will be an added advantage 
• Budgeting and Budgetary Controls 
• Financial Planning and Analysis 
• Statutory Reporting 
• Tax Management 

Benefits

• Medical, Pension, performance-based bonus, group insurance

Requirements

• Passport- travel for 3-4 months for training purposes within Africa