Debtors Clerk at Phakisa Group

Purpose of the Role

• To facilitate the achievement of customer collection targets, essential to the profitability of the Company, are met.
• To manage overdue accounts, reduce the Company's risk and minimise losses.

Main Responsibilities
Credit Control

• Generate and dispatch invoices or Pod's on time to enable payment.
• Receive remittance advices from customers and allocate appropriately.
• Process all discounts and rebates for the Credit Supervisor to release before close of month-end.
• Clear all allocated cash in the General Ledger.
• Prepare stock tolerance journals accurately, matching all debits and credits on the ERP system.
• Prepare General Ledger accounts for authorization and release before statements are run.
• Run statements on ERP prior to agreed monthly deadlines and distribute to customers.

Customer Administration

• Maintain compliance to credit limits for each customer and highlight possible non-conformance to the responsible supervisor before they exceed defined limits.
• Liaise with customers to inform them of the balances once statements have been distributed, to ensure interim payment is made or to assist with application/documents for increases in credit limits.
• Report on all transactions on 60 days plus to the Credit Supervisor.
• Process 'stop supply' instructions on ERP where customer non-payment has occurred.

Teamwork and Self-Management

• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities.
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently maintained.
• Support and drive the business core values.
• Champion training and development of self and others.
• Participate in, and drive regular performance appraisals.

Education and Qualification

• Relevant Finance Diploma or Degree

Skills

• Credit management and analysis
• Verbal and written communication
• Logical thinking
• Problem solving

Attributes

• Initiative and assertive
• Proactive
• Attention to detail
• Results/Goal oriented

Experience and Training

• At least 3 years' experience in a credit and logistics environment.Experience working with Shoprite Account will be advantageous