Debtors Clerk x4 at Regenesys Business School

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Weekly reporting to the head of department on progress made on debtor’s accounts
• Assisting with account queries
• Investigating credit notes.
• Conducting credit limit reviews and credit applications
• Administering the debtor’s book.
• Following procedure on accounts going into legal handover status
• Overseeing the processing bad debt journals, refunds, and working through on-hold/not on-hold accounts with credit controllers.
• Assisting with the monthly invoice and statements process on an ongoing basis.
• Ensuring that turnaround times, deadlines and cash-flow requirements are met.
• Maintains routine and accurate bookkeeping
• Keeps records of payments made
• Determines which accounts are overdue
• Contacts companies who owe money in writing or by telephone to recover the outstanding balance
• Makes follow-up calls
• In non-payment cases, makes the decision to ‘hand over’ to legal department for collection

REQUIREMENTS:

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant field
• Proficient in English
• Minimum of three to five years’ experience in a similar role.
• Own Driver’s licence.
• Good communication skills (verbal and written).
• Must have experience on Sage Evolution
• The ability to cope well under pressure.
• Agile
• Experience in handling high volume accounts.
• Highly organised and system orientated.
• Willing to work long hours and after hours where required.
• Self motivated
• Must be computer proficient
• Must be a team player
• Strong mathematics and accounting skills
• logical and organised
• able to handle difficult, non-paying customers with diplomacy
• computer literate