Debtors Clerk - JHB at Media24 (Pty) Ltd

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create new accounts and capture data on the debtors’ system.
• Verify and control credit applications for new clients as outlined in the credit rules and policies.
• Prepare credit applications for approval by the Supervisor or Credit Manager.
• Conduct Credit Bureau inquiries.
• Follow up and report daily on outstanding documentation required from relevant departments (e.g. customer application forms.)
• Prepare and capture journals and transactions.
• Reconcile payments and deposits with bank statements daily, capture bank deposits and receipts.
• Handle queries with the various banking institutions.
• Notify superior of any suspicious or potentially fraudulent payments.
• Prepare reconciliations of customer accounts.
• Verify and follow up on invoices, statements and payments and ensure the timeous collection of outstanding and arrear accounts in accordance with collection procedures.
• Report on bad debt and the recovery thereof and escalate when required.
• Maintain an efficient filing system in respect of accounting data, records, contracts, and invoices.
• Prepare files for handover to external debt collectors.

 Requirements and experience: 

• Grade 12
• Must have administration experience.
• Efficient and deadline driven.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Knowledge of book master.