Job Description

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Rentokil Initial:

Rentokil Initial is a Global services company employing over 35,000 colleagues across 70 countries. The Company is at the cutting edge of technology and innovation as it strives to protect people and enhance lives, by controlling pests, improving hygiene and improving interior spaces with plants and scenting.

We are experts in the fields we operate in, investing in training, science, innovation and technology, and affording our employees Opportunities for Growth and Development

Listening and acting on feedback is part of our culture to support colleagues and our customers. Rentokil Initial regards equality and fairness as a fundamental right of all of its colleagues.

We live our values of Service, Relationships and Teamwork which were identified by our colleagues across the world.

Find out more on careers.rentokil-initial.com

Our family of businesses:

Rentokil Pest Control is the world's leading commercial pest control company who provide quality, diligent and friendly services to all our customers.

We operate in over 65 countries and we are ranked in the top 3 in 63 of those.

We are highly innovative and have leading technical and scientific expertise and our customers look to us for our knowledge and integrity.

Although we don't provide the most luxurious of services, this is certainly essential for all of our customers, and to make sure service happens.

Initial Hygiene is the world's leading hygiene services company who provide quality, diligent and friendly services to all our customers. We operate in over 40 countries and we are ranked in the top 3 in 38 of those. We produce high quality, tailored hygiene product ranges for washrooms - across all sectors and industries where our customers look to us for our knowledge and integrity

Ambius is the world leader in providing interior landscaping services for a range of customers from boutique hotels, to shopping centres. We use planting, scenting, flowers, artwork and exterior landscaping maintenance to improve the environment for the benefit of the customer and their employees. Ambius is a global brand across North America, Europe South Africa and Australia.

Requirements:

The Accounts Receivable Banking Administrator is responsible for processing financial bank and debtors related entries with strict compliance to policies and procedures. This includes processing of receipts, unpaid receipts, general ledger related entries, with core responsibility managing and reconciling bank accounts.

This role will be responsible for delivery of the following KPI's:

Effectively and accurately perform the day to day processing of financial transactions between banks and debtors accounts in all legal entities

• Build strong Customer relationships directly with Customers
• Daily allocations processing between bank accounts and suspense bank entries to debtors accounts with a high level of accuracy making sure entries are balanced
• Accepting payments via debit card machines and processing
• Managing daily bank deposit slips accepted
• Reviewing prior month bank reconciliations sent by Finance team and rectify and debtors related entries
• Processing of Inter company bank entries between SA, Lesotho, Swaziland and JV
• Prepare, verify, process and communicate all unpaid bank entries
• Prepare, verify and process customer refunds making sure full compliance of policies are adhered to

Responsibility of Debit Order entries to banks

• Verification of debit order requirements received from clients and branches which includes bank account details and all related checks linked to debit order policies and procedures
• Prepare all systems iCabs, NAV and Onguard accurately with bank account details and related profiles to be changed daily
• Prepare monthly debit order run to bank within the prescribed bank cut off dates and times with managing the adhoc debit order runs during the month
• Play a pivotal role in the conversion of switching clients from EFT to Debit Orders

Processing of GL Entries and Sales Journals with and understanding of the impacts to the balance sheet accounts

• Source Tax/Withholding Tax entries verified and processed reconciling to certificates
• Processing of Write offs and Write backs within correct legal entities
• Intercompany entries processing
• Sales from between accounts with correct verifications making sure line items are correct and unapplied in NAV
• Processing from Bank suspense accounts

Form part of the AR Month processing processing, deadlines, verifications as per closing calendars with a high level of accuracy

• Receipt template to be uploaded into NAV
• Final reconciliations of all Intercompany accounts and bank accounts ensuring no missing entries to other legal entities debtors accounts
• Debit order incentives prepared for submission to payroll aligned with policies and procedures

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent professional written and verbal communication skills to interact at all levels of the organization.
• Strong negotiation skills especially with customers
• A proven track record of excellent relationship and customer care skills
• Must be detail oriented, organized, and have the ability to multitask
• High degree of ethics and integrity, with the ability to maintain independent relationships at all times
• Behaviours aligned with the values of Service, Relationships and Teamwork

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 3 years in an accounts receivable including banking treasury experience
• Proven working knowledge of financial accounting systems and processing to banks
• Track record of working to strict deadlines
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Word, Excel -Advance, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Excellent understanding of Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Sales and Operations procedures
• Keep abreast of new policies (local or Group) and legislative changes to identify/minimize negative impact to RISA
• Must possess initiative and work without supervision
• Ability to manage volumes and strict adherence to deadlines

Benefits:

Are you interested? Here's what you can expect when you join us...

A number of benefits including:

• Subsidised Medical Insurance, Risk and Retirement funding
• Opportunity for Growth and Development

Employment Equity

Rentokil Initial believes in diversity and thus offers all employees opportunities and avoids discrimination in compliance with the Employment Equity Act. Our selection process will therefore give preference to suitably qualified Employment Equity candidates in order to to achieve our Employment Equity numerical targets.

Do you love to provide a valued professional service throughout your community? Do you feel like you could do the job well? Apply for the role today!

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