The position reports to the Accountant.
Your responsibilities will include:
- To comply with all credit control, accounting, quality and other relevant company procedures ensuring that these are strictly adhered to and efficiently utilize with relevant computer packages
- Ensure debtors pay within their agreed payment terms, chasing payments if necessary, as per the company’s debt collection procedure
- Effectively dealing with debtors account queries / complaints, including liaising with other departments and suppliers / customers, to ensure they are brought to a satisfactory conclusion
- Effective and timely updating and reconciliation of debtors’ accounts, including posting
- Ensuring monthly statements are prepared, printed, vetted and ready for posting by the 2nd working day of each month or as required
- Deal effectively and efficiently with Cash on Delivery (COD) monitoring
- Daily handling of all COD issues
- Distribute weekly COD reports to Franchisees and update COD accounts in Sage
- To escalate to the Financial Analyst immediately of all important developments / problems and report on the status of Franchisee accounts on a regular basis and to follow the resolution thereof
- Display a confident and assertive manner always when dealing with internal and external customers
- Promote an efficient and professional image always demonstrated by the highest possible standards of accuracy and attention to detail
- Continuous review of all administrative procedures, paperwork, etc. in your area and the suggestion of proposals for improvement
- All other reasonable administrative duties related to the credit control function, including filing and archiving
- Ad hoc tasks as may be required by the management team
- Put forward to your supervisor/manager any personal training needs that you identify from time to time, and undertake personal training and development as required
Attributes required:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail/accuracy levels
- Strong organizational and administration skills Honesty and trustworthiness
- Ability to work accurately under pressure
- Strong computer skills (preferably Microsoft packages specifically Excel)
- Evidence of working on own initiative
- Knowledge of computerized accounting packages
- Disposition Clear and concise communicator
- Flexible and good team worker
- Conscientious Knowledge and Interests
- Desire for personal development within the credit control or accounts field
- Confident
- Professional and assertive (Both telephonic and face-to face)
Qualifications and Experience:
- Basic Accounting Qualification in Accounting or Credit Management
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in all aspects of a busy commercial credit control function
- Experience of sales ledger and invoicing
- Experience in working in a Commercial Environment
About The Employer:
We are currently recruiting for a Credit Controller for a company based in the CBD Foreshore area. The ideal candidate must an Accounting or Credit Management qualification and a minimum of 3 years’ experience in full credit control function within a commercial and/or retail industry working with large books.