Financial Clerk

Career Recruit; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 50 000 - 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a detail-oriented Financial Clerk for a full-time position in Randburg, South Africa. The role involves managing customer queries, overseeing debtor accounts, and providing support to the finance department. Candidates should have a Matric Certificate with Accounting, at least 2 years of relevant experience, and proficiency in MS Office. Experience with Nucleus and SAGE is advantageous. If you have a passion for finance and are dedicated, apply for this exciting opportunity.

Qualifications

• Matric Certificate in Accounting required.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a Financial Clerk.
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Debtors book effectively.
• Respond promptly to customer queries via email.
• Generate customer payments as needed.
• Liaise with customers for outstanding payments.
• Update customer details in relevant databases.
• Handle account-related calls and queries.
• Review and approve invoices as necessary.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Accounting knowledge

Intermediate MS Office

Education

Matric Certificate with Accounting

2 Years Experience as Financial Clerk

Tools

Nucleus

SAGE

Job description

Job Summary

We are currently seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Financial Clerk for our client. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in finance, excellent communication skills, and a passion for providing exceptional customer service. As a Financial Clerk, your core role will be responsible for engaging with customer queries and following up with outstanding payments. Provide support to the Finance department.

Key Responsibilities

Daily

• Taking full responsibility of the Debtors book.
• Check emails for customer queries, provide prompt feedback. (15 mins)
• Generate settlements for customers and Account managers when required.
• Liaising with customers for outstanding payments.
• Assist Sales administrator regarding any account queries.
• Updating of customers contact details on SAGE and Nucleus (Both databases).
• Answering of accounts telephone calls.
• Review and approve DSV invoices.

Weekly

• Weekly checks on Fuel cards and confirming repairs & maintenance for the week. (Fridays)
• Bi-weekly - Issuing letter of demands when needed.
• Meeting with Financial Accountant to discuss debtors and progress made on collections.
• Filling of any relevant documents.
• Liaising with Financial Accountant regarding customers Hold status and following up that service has been suspended to relevant customers.
• Preparing HP movement reports, report to be completed by 14:00.
• Reallocating Tarsus sub accounts to the main Tarsus supplier account.
• Assisting with Stock takes.

Monthly

• Preparation of Fit24 Schedule to notify customer of Debit Order Run.
• Requesting ownership invoices from finance houses.
• Checking that we are compliant on the CSD Portal.
• Compiling the Back-to-back variance report and discussing it with the financial administrator. (Completed by 28th of each month)

Ad hoc items

• Assisting service with contract queries.
• Completion of supplier application forms and requesting the supplier to complete Maximize internal forms and send supporting documents.
• Updating the asset register.
• Preparing arrear repayment plan
• Supplying customers with Debit Order authorization forms if banking details are to change.
• Requesting fuel cards for new employees & cancelling cards for employees that have resigned immediately.

Qualifications and Experience

• Matric Certificate with Accounting.
• Minimum 2 Years Experience as Financial Clerk.
• Intermediate experience on MS Office suite.
• Nucleus & Sage experience will be an advantage.

Contract Details

This is a full-time, permanent position based in Randburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. Our client prefers someone that lives close to Randburg.

If you are a dedicated and driven individual with a passion for finance, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.