About the position
Job Purpose
To process customer accounts receivables on a daily and monthly basis to ensure timely payment of statements by relevant customers in line with credit limits and credit terms.
Job Responsibilities
Collection of outstanding debts which include but is not limited to:
- Responsible for accounts receivable administration
- Calling with reminders and/or sending emails and following up on outstanding accounts to achieve targets set by management
- Reconciliation of debtor accounts and resolving queries
- Inserting notes in the accounting system against accounts or invoices to track query status
- Monitoring and updating account information in the accounting system
- Reviewing credit limits and payment terms periodically and making recommendations to management
- Booking credit notes on the system in accordance with SOP
- Producing and reviewing age analysis reports and following up with debtors for payment
- Providing debtor account information for external auditors
- Addressing customer queries with internal stakeholders
Backup Functions
- Printing out bank statements
- Checking bank statements daily and allocating payments to relevant debtor accounts
- Writing up and posting debtor receipts to the accounting system
Job Requirements
- Matric,
- Diploma in Basic Accounting or equivalent,
- minimum 3 years collection experience in a similar position,
- excellent communication skills,
- ability to speak and understand English and other African languages, team player.
- Experience in the medical technology industry, preferably in diagnostics
- Familiarity with clients such as NHLS, Lancet, Ampath, Pathcare
- Strong credit control and debt collection skills
- Proficiency in Excel and accounting systems
- Ability to manage and reconcile large debtor books
CANDIDATE
The client is seeking a well versed in the accounts receivables function with strong focus on credit control in debt collections Candidates from the medical technology Industry where medical equipment is sold or leased on rental agreement and consumables sold into hospitals and in the main diagnostics blood laboratories and ideally having NHLS as a key client.
Evidence of achieving relevant credit control debtors KPIs is requested as part of application
Size of debtor's book- rand value
Your key accounts
Collections result as % of total debtors book rand value
Debtors age analysis 30-120+ days
The Client is ideally looking at candidates who can start Immediately
Experience in the medical technology Industry preferably in Diagnostics where the Blood Laboratories are the Main clients including Private (lancet, Ampath, Pathcare etc) and Public (NHLS) - with greater focus on NHLS
Desired Skills:
- Account Management
- Accounting
- Credit Control
- Debt Collection
- Debtors
- Finance
- Medical
About The Employer:
A leading supplier of medical equipment and consumables into hospitals and diagnostic laboratories
Employer & Job Benefits:
- Performance Bonuses
