Accounts Receivable Trade Debtors Administrator

Dis-Chem; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Aid

Provident Fund

Staff Account

Job summary

Dis-Chem Pharmacies in Midrand has an opportunity for an Accounts Receivable Debt Administrator to join their Trade Debtors team. The debt administrator is responsible for successfully and accurately maintaining the debtors book by efficiently collecting debt due to the Group.

Open and maintain accounts, process payments, run age analyses, and report discrepancies. The ideal candidate has matric or accounting qualification and 1–2 years debt collection experience; pharmaceutical sector

Qualifications

• Matric or accounting qualification required.
• 1–2 years debt collection experience.
• Eligible to work in South Africa.

Responsibilities

• Open and maintain accounts per SOP.
• Allocate daily payments to correct accounts.
• Run weekly debtors age analysis.
• Communicate monthly with customers to collect outstanding debt.
• Resolve disputes and queries on customer accounts.
• Maintain master customer data and records.

Skills

Deadline driven

Self-motivated

Self management

Trustworthy and honest

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Grade 12 – Matric

Accounting qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Dis-Chem Pharmacies in Midrand has an opportunity available for a Accounts Receivable Debt Administrator to join their Trade Debtors team. The debt administrator is responsible for successfully and accurately maintaining the debtors book by efficiently collecting debt due to the Group.

Minimum Requirements…

Essential:

• Grade 12 – Matric or Senior Certificate and/ or a relevant Accounting Qualification
• Minimum 1 – 2 years’ experience in debt collection environment

Advantageous:

• Debt collection experience in a pharmaceutical environment

Job Specification…

• Open and maintain accounts as per standard operating procedure.
• Conduct accurate ITC checks for accounts prior to approval.
• Receive and allocate daily payments from customers to correct accounts.
• Report customer complaints and irregularities to management.
• Run weekly debtors age analysis reports for review by management.
• Contact customers and ensure that statements and invoices submitted reflect outstanding and obtain commitment for payment from the customer
• Maintain record of all correspondence and discussions relating to customers.
• Update and maintain accurate record of customer details on the master data.
• Prepare and reconcile debtor’s accounts and resolve any outstanding queries.
• Review and maintain age analysis to ensure debt does not exceed 60 days.
• Communicate monthly to each customer to collect outstanding debt.
• Resolve disputes with customers and ensure all queries and enquiries on customer accounts are addressed timeously.
• Adhere to Dis-Chem Policies and Procedures and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Adhere to Health and Safety rules and regulations

Competencies

Essential:

• MS Office
• Ability to work under pressure
• Deadline driven
• Trustworthy and honest
• Self-motivated
• Self management

Special conditions of employment:

• South African citizen
• MIE, clear criminal and credit

Remuneration and benefits:

• Market Related Salary
• Medical Aid
• Provident Fund
• Staff Account

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is an equal opportunity employer. Dis-Chem’s approved Employment Equity Plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to Dis-Chem’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. Dis-Chem actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.