Accounts Receivable Controller

Set Consulting; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Set Consulting in Cape Town seeks a Controller: Accounts Receivable to ensure timely collections, accurate allocations and query resolution to positively impact cash flow. You will bank-statement reconcile, track remittance, post receipts to invoices and support intercompany and trade accounts with accuracy and discipline under pressure.

Grade 12 and 2–3 years of related experience preferred; basic Excel and ERP exposure are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires strong numerical accuracy and attention to detail.
• Basic Excel skills and exposure to an ERP system.
• Analytical mindset and ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Bank statements checked for payments received.
• Record and allocate customer receipts.
• Track remittance advice and compare to payments.
• Follow-up on unpaid accounts.
• Allocate receipts to invoices paid and match credit notes.
• Process non-stock invoicing and proofs of deliveries.
• Intercompany confirmations and trade accounts management.
• Provide exception reporting to cash flow team.

Skills

Numerical accuracy

Attention to detail

Basic Excel

ERP system exposure

Education

Grade 12

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Controller: Accounts Receivable

Purpose of the role

To ensure appropriate collections, allocations, claim processing and query handling to enable positive impact on cash flow.

Key Responsibilities:

• COLLECTIONS
• Bank statements checked for payments received.
• Customer receipt recorded and allocated to customer account.
• Tracking remittance advice and comparing to customer payment.
• Follow-up on any unpaid accounts.
• ALLOCATIONS
• Claims assigned by type of deductions.
• Allocate receipt to invoices paid.
• Matching of credit notes C purchase orders to claims.
• QUERIES
• Queries regarding repudiated claims C outstanding invoices resolved.
• CLAIMS/CREDIT NOTES
• Resolving claims.
• Process purchase orders for all tax invoice claims.
• Receipting of purchase orders.
• Matching of claim.
• INVOICING
• Non-stock invoicing.
• Proof of deliveries.
• Intercompany confirmations.
• TRADE AGREEMENTS
• Trade accounts managed.
• REPORTING
• Exception report completed.
• Cash flow
• Customer reconciliations.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• Numerical accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work accurately and systematically under pressure.
• Basic excel, exposure to ERP system.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Grade 12.
• 2-3 years related experience.

In support of the company's Employment Equity Plan, applicants from designated groups will be given preference for this position. If you are not