Debtors Clerk

Hire Resolve; Alberton; On-site; ZAR 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG company is seeking a Debtors Clerk to join their Accounting team in Alberton. The role involves responsibilities such as managing debtor accounts, ensuring cash flow forecasting, and maintaining credit limits. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills, advanced Excel knowledge, and a solid background in accounting principles, with 2-5 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-5 years of experience in accounting.
• Must have a good understanding of financial reporting principles.
• Advanced Excel knowledge is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Controlling Direct Debtor Accounts.
• Maintaining credit limits and collecting accounts due.
• Doing reconciliations on outstanding accounts.

Skills

Organizing abilities

Problem-solving skills

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Analytical acumen

Accounting principles

Financial reporting

Excel

Education

Grade 12

Tools

ERP Experience

Job description

Hire Resolves’ client, a leading FMCG company, is looking for a Debtors Clerk to join their Accounting team.

Key Responsibilities :

• Controlling Direct Debtor Accounts.
• Keeping customers informed on account status.
• Maintaining credit limits.
• Liaise with Lombard Insurance – Maintaining Credit limits and opening new Accounts.
• Collection of accounts due.
• Sending off statements.
• Forecasting of cash flow weekly.
• Sending of new credit applications to potential customers.
• Releasing of customer orders.
• Handling of claims . Shorts / Damages / Pricing / Claim backs / Rebates.
• Processing of prepared Credit Notes / Debit Notes / Non-Stock Invoices.
• Follow-up on outstanding claims / queries.
• Coding of bank statements.
• Doing reconciliations on outstanding accounts.
• Sending of final demands.
• Lodging claims for potential bad debts with CGIC / Lombard Insurance
• Weekly Debtors Report with comments on credit limit availability and outstanding amounts.
• Applying of all payments, credit notes and returns.
• Maintaining EDI orders / claims / statements / payments for Shoprite / PnP Africa / GlobalHolding / Digistic
• Place overdue accounts on hold.
• Liaise with KAM’s regarding problem accounts.
• Back-up for Cashbook Clerk when on leave or sick.
• Assist on switchboard as per monthly roster.
• Sending out statements, invoices, and pods.
• Month end journals
• Month end Reconciliation
• Run aging for WBR every Monday.
• Month end Nonstock invoices.

Requirements / Qualification :

• Excellent organizing abilities and problem-solving skills.
• Must have good verbal communication ability.
• Accuracy is very important.
• Great attention to detail
• Good with numbers and figures and an analytical acumen
• Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices
• Advanced excel knowledge a must.
• Grade 12 with at least 2 – 5 years experience.
• ERP Experience (Great Plains is advantageous)