Debtors & Income Audit Clerk - Intern at Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel

Job Details

If you’re looking to develop your skills and be part of the future of luxury, this is your moment. Belmond Safaris Finance team is looking for a Fixed Term intern to assist the department for 6 months.

•  Follow up on overdue payments through various modes and prepare reports and actions taken on payment recovery from overdue accounts.
•  Allocate payments received to correct guest account and ensure that all receipts are posted.
•  To ensure the adherence of Standard Accounting procedures in all the accounting operations.
•  Assisting with external and internal audit debtors’ queries.
•  Inform & advise the reservations on the debt positions of various accounts / guests.
•  Maintain regular contact with all the corporate accounts and other debtors.
•  Processing of deposits received in the bank statement.
•  Investigate all credit requests, determine their credit worthiness, and assign credit limits.
•  Sending out Statements as well as ad hoc invoices on a monthly and daily basis respectively.
•  Ensure that all folios transferred to city ledger have been checked and correctly transferred.
•  Ensure that debtors aging is maintained at acceptable levels.
•  Review of entries processed to accounts on a detailed level.
•  Monitor the timely preparation of receivable statements, income, and expenditure statements etc.
•  Maintain an unallocated deposit listing for debtors and ensure that deposits are allocated correctly.
•  Reviewing of daily cash entries.
•  Assist with month end entries (in conjunction with Assistant Financial Controller).
•  Periodic Debtor’s Ledger scrutiny to ensure smooth monthly closing of accounts.
•  Review of Night Audit reports and supervise on controls where necessary.
•  Assist with monthly results explanations as well as providing of information.

Requirements

•  A diploma or relevant certificate in accounting from a recognised tertiary educational institution – beneficial.
•  Familiarity with bookkeeping and basic accounting procedures
•  Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
•  High level of integrity and trustworthiness.
•  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
•  Computer literate in MS Excel, MS Word and Gmail