Finance Clerk

Genuine Connection Promotions (Pty) Ltd, a clothing manufacturing company situated in Paarl, Western Cape, has a vacancy for a FINANCE CLERK.

The purpose of this job is to compile and maintain supplier and customer records of business transactions in such a manner to ensure accurate financial records are compiled, supplier accounts paid, and customer payments collected. This includes the collection of finances; ensuring the resolution of account queries; raising sales invoices and issuing credit notes as well as weekly wages.

Knowledge & Experience Required

1. Matric, preferably with accounting as subject (or equivalent)
2. National Diploma in Bookkeeping or equivalent, accounting essential
3. Sage X3 Accounting experience advantageous
4. Microsoft Office experience essential
5. Minimum 2 – 3 years’ experience in similar positions

Skills Required

1. Must be able to do account reconciliations and collections
2. Must be able to build and maintain close relationships with customers to ensure smooth running of accounts and encourage timely recovery of payments.
3. Must be able to work on Sage and apply basic financial bookkeeping principles of debtors and creditors

Key Outputs

1. Process and administrate all supplier transactions on Sage or other computer applications
2. Process and administrate all customer transactions on Sage or other computer applications (e.g., invoicing and journals)
3. Timely and effective collection of all debts and customer payments, including debtor reconciliations
4. Issue receipts and statements
5. Maintain contact with clients to ensure invoices are clear for payment
6. Resolve queries both internally and externally around outstanding invoices or supplier queries
7. Post and allocate daily receipts to Sage
8. Provide accounts information for internal reporting
9. Complete credit applications and monitor credit terms
10. Prepare and run weekly wages on financial system
11. Prepare supplier reconciliations and ensure all payments due to supplier accounts are paid on time
12. Cross training of other financial functions to provide a continued financial admin service in all areas of the business (e.g., stocking taking)

Those interested to join a dynamic work team should submit their CV’s to: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx