Finance Clerk

Boardroom Appointments; Kempton Park; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable recruitment agency in Kempton Park is looking for a finance professional to manage customer accounts and ensure smooth operations within the department. Responsibilities include opening accounts on SYSPRO, reconciling customer accounts, and maintaining good customer relationships. The ideal candidate should possess fluency in English, 2-5 years of finance experience, strong account reconciliation skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools. The role requires excellent communication, teamwork, and self-motivation.

Qualifications

• 2 - 5 years working experience in finance.
• Enjoys working with numbers.
• Experience in handling customers in various situations.

Responsibilities

• Open new customer accounts on SYSPRO.
• Manage invoice submission to various customers.
• Reconcile accounts as required.
• Assist the team in ensuring the smooth running of the department.

Skills

Fluency in English

Good telephonic and communication skills

Strong on account reconciliations

Self-motivated

Teamwork and Cooperation

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

MS Power Point

SYSPRO

Job description

Overview

Our company currently has an existing vacancy for the above position and wish to invite suitably qualified applicants to submit their details for our consideration.

Duties and responsibilities

• Open new customer accounts on SYSPRO
• Send out monthly statements using Debtors Manager tool, SYSTEM 1A
• Generate Age Analysis for blue chip customers, discuss with Account Managers on a fortnightly basis
• Telephonic and email collections, ensuring the customers have received invoices timeously to avoid delays in closing payment cycles
• Reconcile accounts as and when required
• Liaise with customers on queries they may have regarding invoices issued
• Request remittance advises from customers to ensure payments are allocated accordingly
• Report on a weekly basis to Finance Manager regarding any difficulties arising with customers to avoid delays in payments
• Allocate deposits to various customer accounts on SYSPRO
• Manage the invoice submission to various customers
• Check Credit and COD applications as they get submitted
• Work closely with the Sales Department regarding credit application process and vetting of customers
• Inform Account Managers on any errors or discrepancies that need to be corrected before applications can be processed
• Review all documents ensuring all necessary statutory documents are accompanied with the applications
• Send onto Finance Manager for vetting
• Once approved draft approval letters for submission back to customers
• Open relevant accounts on SYSPRO with all necessary information
• Maintain COD Accounts by ensuring stock is not invoiced until payments are reflecting in the bank accounts
• Responsible for maintaining the cashbook
• Recording daily entries, both payments and receipts
• Informing the rest of the finance team of deposits that are reflecting in the bank
• Assist the team in ensuring the smooth running of the department
• Filing on a weekly basis
• Would work closely with the Sales Department
• Maintain good customer relationships

Qualifications and experience

• Fluency in the English language
• 2 - 5 years working experience in finance
• Good telephonic and communication skills
• Strong on account reconciliations
• Enjoys working with numbers
• Able to enforce company policies
• Teamwork and Cooperation within and across departments
• Fully computer literate
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Excel
• MS Power Point
• SYSPRO experience would be an advantage
• Self-motivated
• Enthusiasm in carrying out duties
• A person who can work on his/her own with minimum supervision
• Experience in handling customers in various situations
• Able to make effective decisions independently