Job Description

LOCATION:
Johannesburg
PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS JOB:
To provide leadership to Debtors and accounts controllers and to ensure that the function operates efficiently, effectively and within legislative guidelines
Responsible for the full Debtors and Cashbook function, which included administration, liaising with internal and external clients as well as suppliers & Financial Institutions.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
Debtors control and maintenance

• Receives documentation from relevant departments and journalism revenues/corrections and payments
• Compiles journals with detailed documentation on a monthly/daily basis
• Forwards journals for authorisation
• Communicates and negotiates with fee payers, lawyers, staff and departments to recover outstanding monies and arrange payment
• Prepares letters and communicates with Administrators on a monthly basis
• Prepares reports to apply for write off of irrecoverable debts and forward to the relevant authority.

Control accounts and journals

• Analysis and reconciles control account and obtain relevant documentation
• Journalise re-allocation
• Comply and uphold finance processes in line with company and statutory regulations

Payments

• Receives payments daily deposits and allocations
• Checks and ensure allocations are correct as per policy
• Forwards documentation to controller for checking
• Control and maintain debit order database ensuring all monies are collected. Communication with unpaid fee payers
• Comply and uphold finance processes in line with company and statutory regulations

Special Projects

• Special projects as and when required by manager. Innovation and ideas to improve collections and administrative process.

Adhoc duties

• Assist FM with ad hoc financial reports/duties as required
• Assist with HO office reception duties and ensure procedures are followed.
• Assist with adhoc duties

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree/Diploma in Financial Accounting
• D365 (Advantageous)
• Microsoft excel (Non - negotiable)
• Excalibur (Advantageous)

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 5 years' experience in finance clerk position dealing with debtors, creditors & cashbooks.
• 5 years working experience in debtors and finance MS office proficient
• Debtors experience (Non - negotiable)
• 2 years working experience within a management/supervisory role

SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• Excel Literate
• Accounting packages and Windows
• Strong debt collecting skills Experience in dealing with creditors
• Computer Literate,
• Debt Collecting,
• Interpersonal skills
• Knowledge around Legislative updates