Job Opportunities at CBRE Excellerate

About the role:

• To serve as a financial support function to meet the Utility Business units’ goals and objectives. To ensure that all payments are paid on time in an accurate and efficient manner and in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices so that the Business unit’s expenditures recordings are accurate and timely.

What you will bring:

• Senior Certificate with Accounting as a subject
• Bookkeeping and/or National Diploma in Accounting
• ± 2 years’ experience is essential

Knowledge required:

• Aptitude for figures and financial skills
• Adequate knowledge of specific discipline
• Legislation and regulations with regards to municipal/government supply and services requirements.
• Industry knowledge specific to area of accountability
• Computer Literacy
• Negotiation skills
• Organising skills

Competencies Required:

• Adhering to Principles and Values and high level of integrity
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
• Working with People
• Following Instructions and Procedures
• Learning and Researching
• Deadline Driven
• Ability to work at a fast pace without compromising accuracy
• Able to work independently

Interface / relationships with:

• Internal: Colleagues
• External: Municipalities

What you will be doing:

• Preparation of payment proposal (Draw Down)
• Decision on which accounts to pay/withhold
• Preparation of payment files (SAP proposal to DME upload)
• Accurate filing of proposal and proof of payment
• Clear amounts due or refundable on terminated accounts prior to status change
• Liaising with Councils/Municipality/Eskom on specific invoice queries
• Request inter-account transfers from Councils/Municipalities/Eskom – follow all steps until Balance Sheet Reconciliation
• Analysis of drawdown report by ensuring all action plans to address queries have been implemented
• Management of Draw down and Bank accounts
• To carry out any other Adhoc duties as may be required from time to time by management

Deadline:10th March,2026

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About the role:

• The primary responsibility of the role is for the organisation to understand and interpret finance data related to accounts received. To ensure delegated finance tasks are properly completed and monitored in line with policies and procedures and that any issues are investigated, resolved, or reported.

What you will be doing:

• To manage and control all allocated customer accounts, within defined limits of authority and the customer predefined credit limits and credit terms.
• To ensure correct initiation of financial debit and credit notes, re-collection of items unpaid, liaising directly with all customers, collection of all outstanding monies.
• To ensure timeous accurate matching/allocation of all payments collected (as per customer instruction, remittance advise, customer payment reconciliation), reconciliation of all customer accounts allocated to the incumbent and the reporting of all credit results to the Account Receivable Manager
• To accurately initiate journals for Inter account transfer, small write off/write up,bad debt write off (where applicable).
• To minimise all risk pertaining to customer accounts
• To provide accurate comments on weekly aged debtors report.
• Ensure all payments are valid and must reflect on bank statement before allocations are processed.
• To resolve all incorrect charged items on customer accounts.
• To ensure that daily account verifications take place and anomalies are discussed with Accounts Receivable Manager
• To ensure excellent Customer Service at all times.
• To ensure professional liaison with internal and external stakeholders
• To ensure all payments received are valid and to report any fraudulent transactions.
• To provide assistance to the Auditors on all requirements (for internal and external auditors

Stakeholder Management

• Support the account leadership in complaints investigation and liaise with function heads and audit and compliance to resolve complaints or disputes.
• Where appropriate for any finance failures or complaints, identify remedies and implement approved recommendations of investigations, leading to change management as necessary

What you will bring:

• Minimum BCom (Accounting) degree. Other academic qualifications will be advantageous (SAIPA, CIMA, CA(SA) etc) 3-5 years + credit management/debtors collections experience in a fast paced and target driven environment
• Legal related background will be an advantage
• Knowledge of lease administration will be an advantage

Skills required:

• Computer literacy: SAP; MS Office - Excel Advanced, Outlook and Word;
• Administration Skills Time Management
• Business planning

Knowledge required:

• National Credit Act POPIA Act / FICA Act
• Contract Management (leases and suppliers)
• Legal processes IS, BS, Budgets, etc.
• GAAP Debt collection

Deadline:10th March,2026