Debtors Officer at Durban University of Technology

Minimum Requirements:

•  BCom Accounting or Related Accounting Tertiary qualification.
•  At least 3 years Debtors/Financial Aid experience in a medium to large organisation, with a minimum of 2 years supervisory experience(i.e supervising staff)

Additional Requirements

•  Knowledge of ITS Student Debtors and Accounts Receivable subsystems.
•  Knowledge of the Debt Collections Act and National Credit Act.
•  Excellent Communication Skills – Verbal and Written.
•  Negotiation skills.
•  Experience in Conflict Management will be an added advantage.
•  Ability to handle difficult customers.
•  Experience with advanced Excel and other MS/software packages are essential.

Summary of Duties

•  Prepare the handover of arrear fee accounts to DUT’ collecting Agents and follow up on receipt and allocation of payments.
•  Address all related fee queries and daily liaison with the University’s Debt collectors.
•  Prepare monthly payments requisitions.
•  Implement Management Approved instalment plans for financial needy students.
•  Planning and Preparations for registration (staffing, venues, training, etc.)
•  Responsible for the timeous transfer of payments received for various special fund accounts.
•  Invoicing and follow up on all outstanding debt relating to loans, staff, etc.
•  Daily verification of journals captured by reporting staff.
•  Supervising and allocating responsibilities to reporting staff.
•  Responsible for the Accounts receivable sub – system on ITS.
•  Safekeeping of documents (i.e. Accounts Receivable Journals, Loans Agreement forms,
• Surety Forms, Debit Order Instruction Forms, Acknowledgement of Debt Forms, etc.)
•  Attend and contribute to meetings.
•  Involved in special projects, relating to the enhancement of the student administration and sub- system.

Salary : R332 140.00 per annum to R539 316.00 per annum, plus benefits

Grade : 08

Status of Position : Permanent
Applications should include:

• A fully completed prescribed application form which can be obtained from www.dut.ac.za (underthe QUICK LINKS tab - @careers)
• A detailed curriculum vita (explicitly stating experience or knowledge in the above mentionedfields)
• Covering letter.
• Certified copies of all academic records and certificates
• Current contact information of referees
• No manual applications will be accepted and incomplete applications will be disregarded.